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<\/a>The weather at Conleau was excellent in fact a tad too hot for us which lead to us doing a little more lounging about than we had intended.\u00a0 After Chris and Dave had moved on we decided to visit our long time friends in Plemet – Barry and Ann.\u00a0 ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.vennwood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230921_123403844_iOS-300x169.jpg\")
<\/a>They moved to France some 20 years ago and are very settled.\u00a0 We went out for a meal (even though Barry is a very accomplished chef) and had a very pleasant day catching up.<\/p>\nWhile at Conleau we also explored new areas, including Ile-aux-Moines and sampled the oysters while on a walk around the island.\u00a0 Vannes was hosting a medieval pageant and while we saw the procession we did miss the jousting event.<\/p>\n
From Conleau we made our way to the Ile Noirmoutier – a new to us place so we can now tick off visiting all three of the main islands on the West Coast.\u00a0 We stayed at the municipal campsite – Point de\u00a0L’Herbaudi\u00e8re and were allocated a pitch right on the peninsula with excellent views out to sea and across to Ile du Piller with gorgeous sunsets.<\/p>\n
From Noirmoutier we travelled further south to Ile de Re to spend our last week before heading back north.\u00a0 We were very lucky in that our family decided to join us for our last weekend.\u00a0 We stayed at the camping municipal at St Martins, which was one of the very few sites still open to caravans and also offered static van accommodation so the family could stay near to us.\u00a0 Lots of seafood and BBQ’s followed by a final farewell lunch before everyone parted for their trips back home. We set off the following morning stopping for the night at La Fleche, just south of Le Man before heading on to Dieppe for our crossing to Newhaven.\u00a0 We left Dieppe with a temperature in the mid 20’s and clear blue skies to arrive in Newhaven with driving rain and a miserable 12c.\u00a0 It rained all the way home but we didn’t really mind having had 5 weeks of solid sunshine.<\/p>\n It was so refreshing to be able to pitch up and place your caravan or motorhome anywhere you liked without having to worry about the jobsworths insisting on “centre pegs” and having to all face the same way.\u00a0 Oddly enough with temperatures in the lower 30’s centigrade there were no issues with fire risks and many sites had extinguishers dotted around.\u00a0 Prices on average less than half those of the Caravan and Motorhome Club and most had full facilities including bars, restaurants and swimming pools.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" France here we come – left home on 5th September and headed for Newhaven, taking the night crossing to Dieppe.\u00a0 Sad in some ways as in the past we have taken the morning crossing and stayed the night on one … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.vennwood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230930_174042002_iOS-300x169.jpg\")
<\/a>Even though the weather was still very hot (mid to high 20c) we managed to fit in some really good walks.\u00a0 Excellent location with shops, restaurants, Boulangerie etc. all within 300 mtrs.\u00a0 Good walks along coastal footpaths.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.vennwood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231008_105744318_iOS-300x169.jpg\")
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