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To be honest La Roche Bernard turned out to be a lovely surprise. We were not expecting a lot, just a marina really and not much else but we really liked the place. It`s  a pretty village with a quaint centre and a relaxed  Breton atmosphere prevails.There are country walks in abundance,  with the GR39 path that links Mont St-Michel with the Briere national park, passing through the village.

Here you can watch a potter at work in his studio or blow glass in Atelier Verre Tout Horizon or nip over to Maison De L`Abeille to learn about bee keeping, or simply buy some local honey.Stopping for lunch in the converted 18^th century grain warehouse  on the quayside is a delight.

On one afternoon we got chatting to John & Linda Hienzelmann, who made the Times and other publications in 2007 when their tortoise “Tora” was lost in La Roche Bernard. Two years later after giving up all hope  of finding their beloved tortoise, they received a phone call from a neighbour who had spotted a notice in a local bakers shop stating that a tortoise had be rescued from the roadside four miles away. Lo and behold it was Tora , battered and bruised but amazingly, reacquainited!

Passage:16.57nm                   Distance Run So Far:1208.06nm