Well, what a week it has been. It's been good for my mind, body and soul and finally I feel a little more revitalised! I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought about certain things and certain people but I've come to realise that it's just all part of life. You can mourn the loss of a friend as much as the loss of a lover and both can be equally as difficult but...c'est la vie.
I had a lot of 'quiet' time in Benodet which at first frustrated me because I wanted to keep myself busy so my thoughts wouldn't wander...(fear of silence I guess) but eventually it became easier and the feeling of loneliness soon turned into the feeling of independence and...freedom even. So, I pulled myself together a bit and although I'll openly admit I've got a long way to go, at least I'm finally moving forward instead of a hundred steps back.
So anyway...after a long but pleasant 5 hour journey I arrived in Quimper. Mum and Dad were on the platform when I arrived and I dived into a huge welcome hug from them both. We headed back to the car and to the campsite which was about 15 minutes away in the lovely little seaside town of Benodet.
Unbeknown to me (at least until later) Mum was actually worried I'd be disappointed. Yes, we haven't stayed in a mobile since I was a kid and yes, since then we've had some pretty luxurious holidays BUT what Mum didn't realise was that this was all I wanted to do. I was so tired of Paris, I just needed the countryside, some sea air and the simple life and that's what I got :-) For most of my holiday my phone was switched off and we spent a huge portion of the trip cycling, walking and exploring Britanny.
I will probably have to do several blogs for this vacation (as it's a little long) but let's start at the beginning. As I said I arrived in Benodet around 5pm and although I was a little tired after a long weekend I was happy to go for some dinner and a little coastal walk to see some of the town. We decided on a little bistro that my parents had passed in the next town along called Fouesnant. From the outside it looked like a simple French Bistro with a traditional French menu but inside it was pleasantly surprising. It had a kind of Cuban theme with old pictures, a juke box and a refurbished wireless radio.
The little wireless radio
The interior of the restaurant
It took us a while to decipher the menu (there was a lot of strange fish dishes and something called black pasta) but finally we decided to take a chance and order some food. I ordered veal, dad ordered some kind of white fish and mum ordered scallops. I couldn't believe it when the food arrived, this bistro didn't seem to be anything special but the food was just...incredible! The black pasta that mum and dad were a little hesitant about turned out to be delicious, we think it was made with vegetable oil but we are still not sure. *(Ilana just told me that black pasta is normally with squid ink - merci my encyclopedia d'information). Either way it was just divine. My veal was cooked perfectly and had a 'foristiere' sauce which had wild mushrooms in it. To.die.for.com. And of course I took pictures of my food, as we Martin's do...
Mum's scallops and black pasta
My veal, mushroom sauce and frites
After our delicious meal we came back to the camp site. It was around twilight when so we decided to go for a walk along the coastal path. Our camp site was really close to the beach so we were able to reach it quickly and easily. It was a little windy but we still enjoyed the view and nosied at some very expensive houses right on the beach.
Mum and dad xxxx (below)
The promenade by the beach
All in all a very good first night, now let's see what the rest of the week holds...
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