I wish I had a proper photo for this.
Arrive in Roscoff, walk along the shore, rocky at first, then sandy - indescribable without using up several pages. Walk for a mile or two and you will be gobsmacked - it is just so....so....words fail me!
When I arrived about 8 am I walked into town following the "centre ville" signs and at first was not particularly impressed, the road immediately out of the ferry port takes you past a small industrial estate and the road itself was a bit shabby, but then as I entered the town itself it came visually to life. The walk is about 1km and then you reach the old port. This is more of a leisure port than a fishing one (I think the fishing port is in the other direction) but still a working port and very picturesque.
Continuing walking took me round the headland and the Anse de Laber which is a u-shaped bay with great views out to sea and to the opposite shore. Fortunately the tide was out and so I could continue along the shore, with it's rock pools, both natural and man-made, the short stretches of sandy beach with beautiful, almost white, fine sand. At that time in the morning I had the place almost to myself, just the odd dog walker and the seabirds for company.
This really is an enjoyable walk, though I can imagine that it will get very busy during the day in summer.
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on Jul 24, 2005
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