After the morning ritual to a nice bakery, Alexander and I take a walk up to the Citadel. As usual, these fortresses offer a good view of the town. It had a small museum before you step out into the open air. It offers some nice view and has a lot of history. During the 7 years war with Britain, it was taken and left back as a part of the peace treaty. Now it is privately owned and hosts a museum, hotel and a restaurant that looked really nice.

The nice bakery in the harbour

Entrance to the Citadel

A model in the museum

Map of the Citadel

View of the harbour and town

View to the north from the Citadel

The ”Governors” restaurant in the CItadel

We leave Belle Ile to go to Ile Houat where we plan to take a swim by some of the beaches. The wind should get stronger so we decide to not anchor up during the night and head for a calm night in a marina. We head for Port Haliguen that sits at the top of the Quiberon peninsula. As we enter the marina – there is no harbour master so I think it is one of these more “do-it-yourself-marinas” and ask to berth outside another yacht. The HM comes with an angry look and a fast series of French words that I interpret as critics. I say sorry and go to the place where she wants us to stay.

Ile Houat

Ile Houat

The rest of the day is lazy. We go for a swim on a beach nearby, have a dinner in the boat and make the twenty minute walk down to Quiberon in the evening.

Quiberon shows up to be a busy summer town with a lot of restaurants and bars by the beach promenade. We walk around and look at all the people and sit down for a drink just enjoying this nice evening.

Our beach at Port Hauliguen

Quiberon beach walk

Quiberon beach walk

Moon over Quiberon Bay