June 29 - Day 25 - Tour de Bretagne

Rain, rain, go away, or at least let us out cycle you. 

Breakfast and pack up happened in dryness, cloudy, but dry. And we circled the outskirts of Rennes on well defined bike lanes and flower lined paths. 

And we found a Saturday market in a small town, in the town square to have our second breakfast and watch the locals shopping and enjoying the market day. 

But it really just gave us the chance to change to rain gear, as we took shelter from a downpour. 

Navigating with a ziplock bag over your phone is a little more challenging. 

And rain spotted sunglasses... Well that's an oxymoron!

After an hour of riding in the rain, we treated ourselves to a cup of mint tea and a traditional galette (savoury crepe), at this cute little place. Awww warmed up, dried off and full bellies.

We found ourselves riding by Chateau des Peres.

We pulled in out of intrigue. Not for the chateau (it was a big beautiful chateau) but for this:

What the heck is that??

It is a 4* Hotel and Spa

According to the website: "Staying at the Domaine du Château des Pères means living a new and unusual experience, in a hotel with avant-garde looks, a minimalist design and focused on nature. The Hotel L'EssenCiel, with its audacious architecture in the shape of a tree, offers with its large oculus a stay at the service of contemplation and disconnection.

The property also had a sculpture garden.  All in all a very interesting place. 

(there are giant ant sculptures climbing this look out tower 😳).

🚴 - riding on.

Le Roches aux Fees was our next tourist stop. It is a Dolmen, further explained by Wikipedia:

La Roche-aux-Fées is a Neolithic gallery grave, or dolmen, located in the commune of Essé, in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. Its name comes from a legend that claims that the stones were placed by fairies. 

It is very impressive. Just randomly by the side of a quiet road, surrounded by trees and beside a pear orchard. 

We rode our final hours without rain, and got the tent up, but just in time. Dinner is in the tent, hiding from the rain again.

Another 60k closer to Nantes. 

Sleep well 

Thanks for coming along with us and for your comments.