ILE CALLOT
We took a day trip to the North coast of Brittany to see the Island Callot. We were attracted to it after reading the book "I'll never be French - no matter what I do" by Mark Greenside. His piece in the book on the Island is hilarious.
The island is about 1hr 30mins away from us just North of Carentec which is not far from Roscoff, the ferry port to England.
Cathy reading the warning sign at the beginning of the causeway and trying to figure out tide details.
Strolling across the causeway to the island. Boats litter the ground and people scratch around in the sand looking for whatever.
Looking back from the other side.
A mobile Farrier at work on the island.
Small church and village also on the island.
Details of church history in French and English.
Tide still way out but we get a tip from one of the locals to get a move on.
We get these in Australia also and call them pig faces.
By the time we get back to the causeway the water is beginning to cross it.
Only a few minutes later and the last few stragglers have to take their shoes off. Anyone on the other side soon are going to be there for a few hours unless they swim!
We take a drive to St Pol de Leon a nearby town and come back a couple of hours later. The causeway is about 3m under there somewhere!
SAINT POL DE LEON
St Pol de Leon boasts the tallest church tower in Brittany. You can climb up a zillion steps to get a view if you want. One look at the general state of neglect was enough to convince me it wasn't a good idea.
Tourist stuff in the main street.
Apart from the church they also have a cathedral. As we stood there the fire truck came screaming past to add a little modernity.
The backstreets have all sorts of interesting features including this Lavabo - where the locals used to wash their clothes.
They had gone to a lot of trouble rendering this restaurant.
This building now up for sale as apartments used to be owned by the clergy. A testament to the influence they had before the revolution.
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