Rock and roll

 J got us up early so we could move to a different campsite. But first she snuck over the fence and had a shower the naughty girl! On the way out we stopped at a megalithic stone alignment. There were ~600 stones recorded in 1776 but now there are just 100. Still, it is quite a sight, though baffling as all these are. It apparently relates to the Pleiades constellation...

One 'leg' of the stones. The towers at rear are all that's left of a poet's mansion.

Our new campsite was on the Roscanvel peninsula, that points north toward Brest. Vauban cut it with a line of works and a fort - Quelern - that is pixellated in GE because it is still an active military installation. It was pixellated when we drove past too, so we can't tell you what it looks like, though you can guess it looks like all other Vauban forts. The lines of Quelern only had two entrances and these were closed at night so the whole peninsula was isolated. 

More Tomtomfoolery as it tried to take us down this! Maybe it's time we cleaned the window?

Incidentally, yesterday was another milestone. Or kilometrestone. 3000 km.

This campsite was quite empty, yet the aire in Camaret last night was jam-packed, and the campsite also busy. It was a lovely day so we wandered into the only town on the peninsula. There were randonneurs (ramblers) everywhere and as there were yellow-jacketed officials at key corners I guess they were having some kind of organised event. We could have snuck in and probably claimed a certificate. Perhaps they are all staying in motorhomes - it's the demographic.

The water was clear and inviting so we had a paddle but didn't have togs so no swim. However, others were swimming...

This seemed to be a club for Newfoundland dogs (or their owners). And the club seems to be teaching the dogs to rescue people, or perhaps just to retrieve life rings. Anyway, they did seem to like the water.

It was a nice afternoon: very hot but with a cooling wind. So it was laundry day back at camp, but also time to read and for J to paint.

These guys were an Armstrong Whitley maritime reconnaissance crew of 612 Sqdn. The date is interesting as it is the night the commando raid on St Nazaire (Op Chariot) began so it is likely to be related. Perhaps a last recce to see that nothing untoward was happening at Brest as the convoy passed by?

The days are getting shorter.