A plan has emerged. We are breaking out a second time in Covid Year Two. Throwing caution to the wind, retracing our tracks, in part at least. And while we are doing it why not clean up the list a little more?
Our idea is to reverse our route of the summer return adding on a bit on day one and maybe score on the lighthouses 'missed and overlooked' front (Mme Melling contests the name of Croisic, says she thinks it is called Trehic, which it is in some circles, you see, it is at the end of the La Jeté du Trehic but…), take in Oisly to purchase some Touraine, and then enjoy the countryside only generally seen in the rear view mirror or over the shoulder this year. And do it with three new stopovers as opposed to two.
Coming back is yet to be decided but it will be to catch the last sailing out of Roscoff before the winter shutdown: the final hotel there is already booked, don't want a night in the motor before shipping out, it'll have to be a day crossing you see, that's all that's on offer, so we'll spend our last night in Roscoff and hopefully dine in the Surcouf… get m'last oysters of the year I trust. Sorry… I was away there … I bet they will be closed, or stocktaking or some such…
For now this is all you need to know: the route just might get further refinement, (Mme Melling sees places just off route that I have not thought worth the detour, so…) but my public will just have to pick those up as and when they happen, I've got affairs of state to deal with right now. It says provisional and provisional it is. You can check it out on your Michelin if you like; you'll see it's pretty well worked out…
