We got up at 7:30, had breakfast at 8:30 and left by 9
am.
We had a 2.5 hour drive to Carnac
for a guided tour of the monolyths. The
drive was on mostly back roads and over hills and through valleys. There were lots of bikers too on the small roads.
We got to Carnac early, registered and met our guide. She was very informative. We walked into the Carnac site and got an up close
look. The megaliths were believed to
have been created about 6,000 years ago.
They have never found the villages where the people lived and they are
uncertain of the purpose of the various sites.
They could have been ceremonial, funereal, or territorial.
The monolyths at Carnac
It was hard to see, but there was a "pattern" to where they large stones were placed
Huge stones standing on end built a long, long time ago
Some were put in circles
More of the circular pattern
There are various sites where the megaliths are located in the region. She spent over an hour with us and then we went for lunch. We couldn’t find a restaurant, and Tim was cranky, so we went to the “market” and got a ham and cheese crepe. At least it was something.
We had a hard time finding a lunch place, so there was a food truck and we enjoyed crepes
We met her at the other historical site, Locmariaquer, and toured that as well. This site used to be a parking lot and camp ground until archeologists discovered the ruins in the ground. We went into a funeral chamber and walked the site. We saw a video and then left for the port.
Huge rocks at Locmariaquer
A burial chamber. This used to be under a parking lot
The entrance to the tomb
Inside the tomb
Large rock formations at Locmariaquer
Some of the piles of rocks were as long as a football field
Interesting rock formations laid out - but we don't know why!
We arrived at the pier about 4:10, registered and got in line for the
ferry. The ferry ride was uneventful and
took a little over an hour. We got
through La Paradis, the main city on Belle Isle, and drove to Villa de Jade. Manuel met us, fixed us mint tea, gave us a
fresh oyster that he had just harvested, and we settled in.
The ferry leaving La Paradis on Belle Isle as seen from our bedroom winidow
The grounds at Villa de Jade overlooking the sea
View from our bedroom of the private beach below
Our bedroom at Villa de Jade
Bathroom with a view - beautiful sunset over Belle Isle
Emilie had made a reservation at La Cade for dinner and it
was wonderful. Fish all of the way. I even fileted my sole meuniere! Tim had a bar filet. We both had fish soup – Tim with crab, mine
with fish. The maître d' / waiter was great and very customer focused.
We drove back on a very dark night to the B&B. Lots of stars and the milky way was
visible. Relaxed in our room and to bed
about 11. We can hear the surf outside
of our room – a room with a view from every window.
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