Day 21 AUDIERNE 25.08.2022

Today we left Telgruc-sur-Mer after a final breakfast with our friendly hosts. We offered them to visit us in Berlin, as they had been on a school trip there many years ago and found the city fascinating. They suspect that much has changed and maybe they want to see it for themselves!?

Our next stop, the campsite 'NAECO', is only about 30 km away and check-in time is not until 4:00 pm. So we made a stop in Douarnenez on the way and explored the city. In the past, there was a very large fishing fleet here that specialized in sardines and their processing. There were said to have been more than 40 factories! Today there is only one left, which shows the old processing methods as a museum. The remaining modern factory is located outside. So no sirens are sounding anymore when the men return from fishing and the women are called to the factory for processing. Instead, the canned food has become more and more of an art object! Everything from nostalgic motifs to modern ones is represented and sold. But in our partially very hot car, we didn't want to have such a souvenir, even though the motifs were really appealing.

So on to Audierne. Because the reception was still closed, we walked down to the harbor after a surprise bottle of beer that Karin had secretly bought for me. Here too, the label, a woman with a fish, is very eye-catching and has to be removed and added to the collection. The part of the harbor we walked to was highly interesting because many fishing boats were just returning. However, they don't have anything in common with our German fishing cutters from the North or Baltic Sea in terms of shape. Very peculiar shapes and corresponding structures. As well as the catch they landed. In addition to lobsters and larger fish we don't know, many crates of rays were unloaded. Not the huge animals we know from TV, but a medium size with a tail and sad eyes. Since we were not the only spectators, I came up with the idea of asking the locals where we could best eat this fresh fish in the evening. They recommended a cafe right at the harbor and we made a reservation for the evening. The anticipation of a really good fish meal increased. Finally, some proper French cuisine, great!

The campsite also pleased us, because we had not booked the very small wooden cabins (here they are called 'Cabaneuse' and are even smaller than the tiny houses at 10 m2), but a fixed tent. A large double bed with electric light and a small porch with two chairs and a table in front of it will be our home for the next four days. The 'Wilde Hilde' stands right next to it and serves as a cupboard. However, there is no kitchen. So no hot water in the morning for breakfast and no public self-catering facilities. No toilet paper or bedding (fortunately, we have sleeping bags and blankets with us), I'm annoyed that I brought pots and pans from my parents' ancient camping equipment but no camping gas stove (who did I lend it to?). Darn!

Unfortunately, the evening ended similarly, as the great fish restaurant turned out to be a simple local eatery and mussels and fish with chips were the only offerings from the sea! Great, right? I asked a local again in my best French! With Tripadvisor, this would never have happened! Tomorrow, I have to make a big effort to really get some fine French cuisine, preferably fresh ray with vegetables, that will earn us some bonus points! So keep reading!!!