…tout commence à finisterre… everything begins in finisterre…
-breton proverb-
…butt before you can beging something you have to be there… and so we started our tour in the early morning, hoping that the weather is with us…
… they say it has 4 seasons on one day in brittany… butt today the sky showed us only 87 shades of grey, go about it or go home…
the further we went westwards the more it became dark&darker till it was as dark as in the a$$ of a salamander…
then we landed in finisterre, not in the mountains butt in a cornfield like always… Randall Flagg refused to help, he said my dad should listen to the gps-girl if he has a sense of direction like a mole…
and suddenly… viola some hills. The Monts d’ Arree . We decided not to climb on the Roc’h Trévezel, because of the bad weather. It is the highest mountain of brittany, 1259 ft…. yeah now some peeps and pets will roll on the floor with laughter…but it is technically a mountain, even when it is the bonsai-version and you can see it from far away …. It is the inofficial border between the south and the north of finisterre and the area here is a natural preserve, the Parc naturel d’ Armorique… that means you have to bee-hive well because the animals, the plants and the stones are under conservation…
… like the nuke of Brennilis, what’s closed since 1985… but I really wonder how much payola is in the game to get the building permit for a nuke in a nature park…it makes the natural preserve to a natural perverse somehow ...just saying…
we visited the Lac Saint Michel, where a cold wind came up, butt we are troopers and …
… so I dragged my dad around that lake with Mach2
…so I walked with my dad and the mama around that lake…
…I pondered if I should take a bath, butt…
….. that’s a serious warning, right?
therefore I wrote FU next to that sign and walked away…
…the area there is nice, there are trashcans efurrywhere so the mama could dispose the bag with my recycled food…
…with more room in my 7 stomachs we waddled back to the elephant skate…
where I had some water with Rène….
and while Rène emptied the waterbowl I ate some snacks..
it sadly was as cold as in a bucket of snowmen pee, so we had our picnic next to the car…
… and after I had my snacks, the staff had a sandwich and some hot tea…
…. don’t ask, the mug on the elephant skate ended egg-sactly the way you may guess… it’s Murphys Law as soon as yo place something on top of the car it is gone with the wind like Dorothy’s crib…
…at last I met this fellow it was a gordon setter and I barked like crazy… butt he gave me just a stinky eye and disappeared with his mom, whose bike you can see on the right side…
then we headed home and there was a dogtired Weimaraner in the elephant skate…
I liked finisterre very much and we would like to live there….butt I was happy somehow as I saw the city limit signs of Loudeac…
the mama hopped into the grocery store to buy fresh baked bread (I will get the first crispy cut !)…
boy can you see all that noseprints on the window? the mama made a mess huh?
…and there is no trip to the town without visiting the junk store… we will watch two epawsodes of DCI Barnaby what my dad can only survive with 87 tons of ice cream and a potato bag full of sweets…
Then we were ready to drive home, where we landed 30 minutes later… with a lot of food butt without the mug of the thermosk flask…
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY ALL
Easy Blog 
Well you sure did have an adventure didn’t you! Too bad the weather was chilly but Fall is beginning to Fall everywhere isn’t it…..I think it’s nice that you brought Rene along for the trip – it’s good to share good times (and water) with friends! Sorry you lost your thermos cup – looks like you’ll have to buy a whole NEW thermos now…….I bet your Mama will be happy to take another shopping trip for one of those and 87 other things too!!
Hugs, Sammy
Bit of a grim day but you always find fun things to get up to 😉
I love your stories so much! Always puts a smile on my old face.
Hi Easy, it was a good trip, only the sun forgot your trip day. Hmmm, may I ask who is this Rene, because I have not seen him earlier. Sorry to hear that you have to buy a new thermos mug. Oh, Lidl, it looks just the same as ours! I have to tell you that I don’t know what is finisterre.
A cloud is pilvi in finnish.
Pee es: my dad drove many kilometres with his car having a hammer on the roof.
Kosmo,
acifF.
hahaha that sounds like that if I had a hammer song LOL finisterre is a part of brittany, where all land ends, it#s wild but super beautiful there…. Renè is my plush gator, who travels with me :o) We like Lidl very much, they have a bakery inside and all fruits and veggies are super fresh :o)
Thank you, so finisterre was what I guessed. finish and terre. Nice to meet Rene. We like Lidl, too for the same reasons.
Finisterre – is the same concept like Land’s End – the end of the land and the beginning of the water.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finist%C3%A8re
What a fun trip, E. I am glad you settled it with the sign. FU was the right answer to …um…. whatever it said besides Danger. The cup on the car roof is a no-brainer. Mom usually puts the whole thermos up there, which is why we never have a thermos around here. They seem to be one-use items.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
I love adventures, sniffing foreign pee mail
Your guys are troopers to roll the dice with the weather! At least the clouds crossed their legs and didn’t pee on you.
I totally understand the concept of putting anything on the roof of the car. I’ve since had to buy a convertible, so I’d stop losing things…. granted, things DO fly when traveling at high speeds 😣
That was a great out n’ about Easy and first class peeMail delivery to boot!
Hari OM
Oh it seems you got Scottischer weathers – I always have to picnic in the Li’l Ren!!! But what a great outing nonetheless. RIP little cup… Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
Gosh Easy…I’m sorry the weather was so unpredictable. It certainly looks like a lovely place to visit though and I know it was an excellent change of pace for you all. MOL MOL MOL a cup in the wind. My dad went deep sea fishing years ago…no sooner had they started than Dad’s new cap flew off…Hey maybe you’ll find it on the coast of France one day.I hope Rene enjoyed the trip..
Hugs madi your bfff
You braved the elements and I think you made the most of it. When my momma leaves something on the roof of the car it sometimes takes flight as we drive away. Thanks for taking me along brother.
Blessings,
Buddy
Too bad the weather wasn’t nicer, but at least it did not pour rain. We recognize the Lidl sign and are jealous of you since we don’t have them here.
Lidl is great and I wish they would come over the big pond too :o) Yesterday was swiss week, we bought Appenzeller and Spaetzle and stuff for a cheese fondue :O)
Looks like you had a great day out despite the weather. Nice to see Rene and a pity about the thermos cup.
What a pawsome adventure!
Oh brother. I just love your field trips. And your humans, like mine, make things so very interesting for sure! XOXO – Bacon
We enjoyed your tail of your outing. You make every furry thing fun Easy.
What a difference a few thousand miles make. . . Did you know we live at an elevation of 4,554 ft (1,388 m) and it’s almost as flat a a pancake? It’s called the short grass prairie. We don’t have a lot of water. We do have buttes. . .
absolutely….isn’t that amazing? our planet earth is a crazy thing lol
Easy, what a wonderful road trip you took! The scenery was very pretty despite the 87 shades of grey…which it is here today so I hope the sun is shining by you. I figured that the mug did a disappearing act. Why am I not surprised. And oh, you said fresh baked bread…we are drooling.
That looks like a grreat trip!
What a wonderful trip ! And when you tell it, it’s as if we were with you ! Mountains of Brittany sound as impressive as Swiss navy (yes, it does exist) MOL ! Purrs
What a fun adventure! You should have peed right on the sign
Lily & Edward
what a walkabout! The Mug that got away….
Oh Easy, that mug on top of the car! You three are too funny… and I mean that in only the most endearing way!!!
What a grand adventure!! We are surprised Randall Flagg didn’t help you…but you were probably better off, that guy is bad news!!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
Just wondering how you know about a salamanders B side LOL
Too bad the weather didn’t cooperate better, but it still looks like a fun trip! Mom has to stop putting things on the top of the car because, yes, she always forgets and drives off with it flying away.
Woos – Ciara and Lightning
Did you have to wear ear protection in Loudia/Loudéac?
lol no but the people around us, because I screamed like a banshee as the mama disappeared in that store :O)
Oh Easy what a day ya’ll had. Sorry it was so cold, but da area sure looked nice. Glad ya’ll had a good time, and hope you enjoyed dat bread. Furesh bread sounds really good. Have a pawsum day.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
Ice cream and chips can help cushion the loss of your Thermos flask lid. Looks like such a wagnificent outing even if the weather was non conforme. 🌥 At least it was dry even if cold.
OMD, what a FABulous day!!! ‘recycled food’ BOL!!!!! Yeah, gave Ma lots of that today! BOL!!! And I loves that you said FU to that sign! I likes to do that too.
Sorry abouts your Moms mug….
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
A great day out! Coming from the land of not-so-high mountains, we think yours is high.
At least it didn’t rain, or we didn’t notice any.
SHE loves Barnaby….both of them.
Parc naturel d’ Armorique that is the wrong side of France. You need t go to Xousse directly east all the way across. Lee has traced her ancestry to Xousse. We like the way it is called a commune. Though I believe a commune does not mean the same in the states. I think your commune means roughly equivalent to civil townships. Commune means hippies and free love and organic vegetables and possibly nudist here.
Nukes no wonder the sign says dangerous.
Thanks for being a friend
Sweet William The Scot
Well you made the most of your trip dispite the dark and gloomy skies!
hugs
Mr bailey, Hazel & Mabel
We wish you had better weather, but it looks like you had a very nice outing in spite of the dark clouds. Nukes in a nature preserve….hmmm…some palms were definitely greased there. At least it is now closed, though it does kind of detract from the natural views, and we’re glad you stayed out of the water!
It looks like you made the most of the day despite the bad weather.
Millie & Walter
I don’t know how it’s possible but when you have gray weather we do too – just clearing up tonight finally lol. Thanks for taking me along 🙂
Overall, I think it looked like a marvelous day with your peeps. That other dog was kind of scary looking with its stink-eyed self. BOL! BOL!
Oh I luffs a picnic Easy and that walkies around the lake looks like great funs
Did you snaffle extra foodables from the peeps….they do nose they haf to share their picnic don’t they?
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
What a beautiful day but not weatherwise. It’s always nice to get back to nature. All three of you were back to nature and having a wonderful day. I’m glad I wasn’t there….I hate travel. MOL
Shoko
me too, butt it was for my spooky post for Bacon so I agreed to sit in that rolling cage :o)
Looks like a doggy BEST DAY EVER!!!
As for the mug, it could be worse, I once saw an entire birthday cake slide off the car in front of mine. They were on their way to work, I wonder if they ever figured out what happened to the missing cake, and if so, how did they explain it to the BOSS?!?
Cold? (It’ll be while before we get cool – although it is now in the 80’s so Molly is allowed out to run in the big fields with friends). Lakes are a nice place to wander – even if cloudy. Glad you left messages for all those that follow. Important to leave “I was here”
Nuke in a park? Odd nature.
Easy, Staff loves your harness. Molly need one like that!
it’s a good thing, made by Julius… it’s even strong enough for some roundtrips in the washer… and you can add a flashlight to the harness… I don’t know for what, butt it’s possible :o)
Thanks. Sometimes Molly gets tired of our older pace and wishes to join faster skateboarders or racing bikes.
Sounds like a hiking harness with the flashlight? Ability to put in washer would be really great. (We’ve got north winds and 70F’s…watch out squirrels!)
I wish I could read French, I wonder if the sign says the water has radiation? It looked like a fun trip even with the cold and losing the thermos top. Love Dolly
there are the turbines of the nuke in this lake… and maybe you get a free x-ray when you jump in this water ;o)
That was a fabulous adventure and pretty photos
Sounds like a cold and windy, but fun day over there.
Oh no not the thermos mug! Maybe you can find a replacement at the junk store? 😉 It looks like a fun outing if only the weather had cooperated.