We got up at 8:15 and it was still dark.
Anne had fixed rice pudding and crepes for breakfast. She loaned us a knife and glasses for our
picnic at Isle de Brehat. And she gave us some bread and
cake to enjoy.
We left at 10 am and got there at 10:45. We parked the car and took the ferry over. It was high tide so we sailed
right into the small harbor.
Getting off of the ferry at Isle de Brehat
The tide was in so there was plenty of water at the main dock
We walked all around the island. We went way over to the church on the hill. Tim found some wild blackberries and we enjoyed those.
We walked more and then finally into the small town.
There was a church in the main square.
Very narrow streets on Isle de Brehat
Beautiful cottages all over the island
Beautiful flowering shrubs
Beautiful vistas from the high points
At the small chapel on top of the hill on Isle de Brehat
A few monuments scattered around the island
The main square
The cemetery on Isle de Brehat
Inside the small church
The church and cemetery
The small church we visited in the distance on top of a high hill
We found a picnic table on
a hill overlooking the island for our picnic.
Wine – bread – pate – small apples in calvados, cake. Wonderful.
Having our picnic on Isle de Brehat
Our wonderful spread - pate, bread, wine and cake! What more could we want?
In Brittany with an "I Love Normandy" Bag - the locals weren't amused!
We walked back to the harbor and the tide was way, way out. It
rises and falls over 21 feet.
Amazing.
This is the dock where we sailed in this morning - now no water!
The boats are sitting in the mud with the tide out
No water at all along the sea wall. They told us the tide comes in very fast!
The ferry ride was very short back, and then we went to car park. We drove to the next town and stopped
for coffee and some pistachio ice cream.
Then we looked for the “cliffs” as Emilie had advised us but
we couldn’t find them. So we drove back to the
castle. The weather was nice so we went on an "estate walk" around our castle!
The castle
The castle and a large well in the yard
Beautiful grounds
The drive to the castle
We did email and I found out that one of my rental listings is now under contract –
yeah!
We left early for dinner.
The restaurant is a 35 minute ride and we were told it is in a very remote location. The Abri des Barges Restaurant was recommended
by Anne and Hugues. GPS helped us find
it and there were very narrow lanes. The chain was up
over the driveway. I explained that to the lady there in French and she moved it. We enjoyed a kir royal and fish cakes by the water
and watched the sun setting. Beautiful.
Beautiful setting at Abri des Barges Restaurant. She served us drinks and appetizers by the water.
A beautiful colorful sunset at the restaurant
The little Abri des Barges Restaurant - a special "find"
We went in for dinner. Tim had a dish with cream cheese,
caviar, and ice/lemon juice frozen on top followed by lobster. I had oyster
beignets and then a filet of John Dory fish.
Delicious. I had a poached apple
for dessert and Tim had pistachio ice cream followed by coffee. The woman who waited on us was great.
Tim's caviar dish - he was in heaven
Oysters beignets - yummy!
There were not many people out on the road for the drive back to the
castle which was good, considering it is Saturday night.
It was very dark out.
We got back about 10 pm and then went to bed. We have a much earlier day tomorrow.
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