Pornic - the first town we have found in Brittany that has a very Devon feel to it

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After the heavy weather of the past few days we found a nice weather window to sail the 25 miles from La Turballe to Pornic. It's the first place that we have come across here that reminds us of the UK West Country. An old town , quite hilly and with loads of character. We wondered why it was so busy and its because today is "Penecote" a public holiday. Using bikes to explore was the right decision and gave us a very good workout.

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