Brittany?

The sun is shining. It seems strange to actually see sunshine once more, to not hear the wind buffeting the house.

We think we’ve decided on the destination for our 2016 French holiday – Brittany. The Fox was inspired reading a biography of Edward Pellew (the model for Jack Aubrey in Patrick O’Brian’s novels set in the Napoleonic wars).

It’s not a part of France we’ve ever explored, though we have passed through it on the way from St Malo to the Loire area or to La Rochelle. Part of the attraction is the idea of going by sea & taking our own car. We could go from Poole, Portsmouth or Plymouth. Although the Fox hasn’t been able to cope with too long a drive since his stroke, we’ve decided we could extend our holiday by breaking our journey to the south of England – maybe have an overnight stop in Stoke & see family. We’ve yet to decide on details. We might yet just fly to Nantes or Brest or go by train.

So now we have an area of France we can turn our attention to looking at accommodation & deciding just which part of Brittany to stay in & explore.

It will be something good to look into as winter sets in. The temperature is now definitely more winter than autumn, so a little distraction is necessary.