Brittany

Our next stop was Brittany, France, which is the northwestern corner of France. We had no real expectations of this area and absolutely loved it. It felt down to earth and was very green and not crowded. It is known for cider, Breton beer, Muscadet wine, oysters and lobster, farming, and excellent cycling. Our campsite was near Nantes on the Atlantic coast on a grain farm. It also had an enclosed area with two goats, a small pig, chickens, and several guinea pigs that the kids were allowed to feed, which was all Linnea and Aaron wanted to do for the three days we were there. There was also a very large playground with a bouncy house and trampoline- they were happy campers!

We spent one day walking along the beach exploring the tide pools and the other on a long bicycle ride (with the kids in a trailer). All of Brittany is extremely bicycle friendly, with bike paths everywhere. We biked to a chateau that had a moat filled with water, which was quite fun for the kids to see. We also visited a local market and enjoyed fancy cheeses (got ripped off and bought a bit of cheese for 10 euro, but man was it good), fresh seafood and excellent produce. Meade made one of the best dinners we have had on our entire trip- fried oysters and cracked crab appetizer followed by a local cod-like fish with shallots, garlic and onion- scrumptious. The campsite also had a different taco -truck- like van come in each night, serving very good crepes, pizza, etc., so we made use of that for sure.