Chateau de Comper en Broceliande



  On Saturday we went into Morbihan to the Centre de l'Imaginaire Arthurien - known in English as King Arthur's World Centre at Comper Castle in the Forest of Broceliande.  The exhibition was excellent and the giant was really scary!

 

  We were there for the book launch of 'Sur la route des plus belles légendes celtes'  which didn't disappoint! The talk was very interesting (the only slight distraction was that the man in front of us really needed to have used some deodorant that morning...).    Anyway, there was a great atmosphere, the presentation was excellent (you can listen to it on You Tube - Sur la route des plus belles legends celtes-) and the book is amazing, a real joy to look at, to hold and to read.

 



  The authors and photographers were extremely obliging about signing copies that people had bought, a nice touch being that they wanted to make each signing individual and not simply churn out the same old thing.

 



Back in Huelgoat Again

 



We arrived back in Huelgoat earlier in the week. It's wonderful to be here.



 

 

40th Anniversary Olympia 2012

   This week Alan Stivell has released the CD / DVD of his Paris Olympia concert in 2012 and I've bought a copy (www.alan-stivell.com). The CD is wonderful and brings back so many memories of that amazing night! Yes, Paul and I were there in the MIDDLE OF THE FRONT ROW. And we danced.
   I can't wait to play the DVD. I know we'll be on it - immortalised - as I've already seen bits of it on You Tube. Little did I think back in 1973 in Finistere, when I was initiated into his music, that I would still be enjoying it as much as ever and that his creative genius would have such length breadth and depth.... and commitment.

 

 



Afternoon Walk in Huelgoat Forest

  I had a lovely lunch with Wendy at L'Autre Rive (our café-bookshop in the middle of the forest) followed by a walk. It was beautiful, very peaceful and soothing. Ally was very good, as always, and so I was able to do a walking meditation. Bliss.



Presqu'Ile Saint-Laurent

   Bernadette and Jean-Pierre invited us over to Lanildut today (21st July). After a wonderful lunch (merci beaucoup, c'etait vraiment formidable!) we had a walk on the Presqu'Ile Saint-Laurent near Porspoder. This was the first time we'd been here and as with everywhere we go to in Finistere it was stunning. Here are a few pictures:

      The picture in the centre shows how suddenly a sea mist can come in when it is very hot, and the one on the right shows Jean-Pierre and Paul shaking hands after building a cairn.

 



A Day at the Seaside!

   We went to the little beach by the Pointe de Primel. It was lovely to see the families having fun. Later in the afternoon we had a walk on the Pointe which was beautiful (as usual).

 





In the Garden

   Our garden is only small but we've made it into a lovely space. We've spent quite a lot of time relaxing there in this glorious weather.

Joe and Pauline Stayed With Us

   Joe and Pauline came to stay with us for a few days. Paul and Joe had a great time catching up, they've been friends for 53 years! The weather was lovely and we all had a very relaxing time around the beautiful area of Huelgoat.

Joe and Pauline relaxing in the Garden

Pauline and Paul trying to move La Roche Tremblante

 

Evening Walk in Huelgoat Forest

  After the excitement of the Benodet celebrations we had a quiet walk in Huelgoat Forest the next evening. Paul did some forward planning and picked up some fire wood ready for winter. (NB the temperature on the patio had hit 37 degrees that afternoon.)



Le 14 juillet - Alan Stivell concert in Benodet

   We went down to Benodet for the Bastille Day celebrations and it was simply amazing! Benodet is a holiday resort in the south coast of Finistere. The weather was fantastic - a heat-wave infact - and the papers estimate that there were between six and eight thousand people there for the concert. Alan Stivell and his musicians did not let us down, their energy and talents were phenomenal and we the crowd adored it. What a celebration of music and culture!

      The crowd were fantastic. There were people of all ages all enjoying themselves. No-one was behaving badly, getting drunk or being objectionable in any possible way. It was just really happy and so civilised. There were fireworks at 23 30 and the (large) beach and promenade were full of people just being happy!