The rain stopped, the forest was beautiful and after retracing our steps, we turned right at the three large stones and VOILA We found the fountain of good mental health. It was a beautiful little gurgling pool that someone had build a great little reservoir around. Pat took a bottle-full of the magic elixir for sometime in the future.
The next stop was the fishing village of Roscoff, but on the way we got lost looking for the Valley of No Return. Fortunately we didn't find it. Instead we found a sparkling little café where I ordered the oysters, and a fish dish. So now we are off to Roscoff where we stayed at Le Temps de Vivre. It was 57 euros per person per night and the original building was built sometime int he XVth century. Our rooms were very modern and nice. Roscoff is a pretty little fishing town, and apparently known for the "healing waters" and a very high tech medical community.
Another resident of the hotel suggested we should follow the "coté de granit rose." And boy she was right! The stone along the shoreline is a beautiful rose colored granite and the beach sands are pink.
The next stop was through Perros Guirec and on to our Chateau for the night, Chateau Kermezen in a tiny town of Pommerit-Jaudy.
This chateau was worth the whole trip! It is run by the descendants of the Count of Kermezen, likely the current Count and Countess of Kermezen, though they don't say that. There is a family tree on the wall dating from the early 1400s through the 1960s and the host at the Chateau was in his 70s. They were delightful. If you want to make a reservation all you have to do is email [micheldekermel@kermezen.com or call 33 2 96 91 35 75]. The Countess (as Pat & I call her) reminded me so much of Shirley, I just loved her. They even provided a wild storm in the middle of the night, so you really got the feeling you were on the coast.
Photo Credit: The Kermezen brochure.
