Tréguier - 8 September 2021

Well, I spoke too soon didn’t I?! Rubbish night’s sleep for me. Why don’t we ever learn to look before we park? We were parked under a double street light - it flooded into all of Dave. Whilst we can shut the blinds completely, we then don’t get any fresh air…

By about 11pm I took my pillow and duvet and pulled down the double bed in the front as I was so restless. Think I saw every hour until about 4am. At least the church bells stopped at 9pm. Also, didn’t hear lots of fishermen, suppose it depends on the tide.

By about 7am it started to rain, then thunder and lightening, and then a downpour. View this morning wasn’t as pleasant as last night!

By the time we’d lazily read the news, had breakfast and got showered, it stopped raining, so went in search of a baguette. Keep on getting firsts! We weren’t allowed to buy a baguette in the shop, as we hadn’t ordered one!

So off we went, me driving - a nice easy drive of about 30 minutes. Went past Lézardrieux, and onto Treguier. We parked right alongside the river, with multiple other mohos, there was space, and it was tarmac, so seemed ok.

My guide says - “A small town on a hill above the River Jaudy at its confluence with the river Guindy, Treguier has an attractive historical centre, a consequence of the trade in flax and hemp which brought wealth to Tréguier in the Middle Ages and a trade made possible by the river port in the town, which gives easy access to the English Channel.”

So, we walked up the hill and into town. Lovely impressive old buildings and lots of half-timbered houses overhanging the lower stories - a technique for providing shelter to the lower parts of a building.

Also from my guide - “Tréguier is also well known for its gothic style cathedral. The 14th century Cathedral Saint-Tugdual is an imposing architectural masterpiece, best known for having three towers running above the transept, each a different style. One of the towers is a remnant from the roman style cathedral that previously stood here. The cathedral also has a lovely cloister dating from the 15th century”.

We did go inside, but once again were surprised at how many people there were. We managed to come on market day again! Didn’t look around the market again, keen to be away from people, plus it’s really not pleasant having to wear masks. We did, however, want to buy a baguette from the boulangerie. There was a notice outside saying you needed your pass sanitaire. We stood and watched, and couldn’t see anyone showing the QR code on their phones, so went in. Surprised at the number of flies everywhere - put me off buying lovely looking pastries - so just a baguette!

The tide was going down, and looking out the window we could see there were a few waders - even with our binoculars and bird book, can’t decide what we were looking at, I’m going with redshank, but Tintin thinks they were spotted redshank - knowing us - they were something else entirely!

After lunch, put on our walking boots to go alongside the river - once again, would be prettier when the tide is up! Walked across St Francois footbridge, and found a more attractive place to park Dave. Walked back, packed up and moved. We’re now by ourselves, which is so much better.

After not really eating ‘proper’ main meals due to the heat, think I’ll cook a chicken curry tonight (does that constitute a ‘proper’ meal?!). We just had an a avocado, couscous, tomato, cheese and pine nut salad last night, and we probably both fare better with eating less!

Just poured with rain again, just when we needed ventilation with cooking. I really admire those clever people who turn out loads of good food from a small kitchen. Maybe I’m just a messy cook, and need more space! Anyway, cook once and eat twice - curry ready for tomorrow night too!

We had our evening entertainment - lots of children were jumping or rope swinging from the footbridge opposite us into the rising river. Looks very slippery for them to climb out. Great to see them enjoying themselves outside. Tintin, of course, had to get Dean (the drone as named by our grandson) up again to take some video and photos.

Lovely and peaceful here, being Billy no mates - and no street lighting!