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Beauport Abbey, 13th Century, France

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Beauport Abbey ruins in Brittany, France.

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Paimpol

I’m more than a week behind - but today I will finish the trip of September 2023.  Life just get in the way.  Here is the next to the last entry!

September 29, 2023

This is the last full day with Francois - but she is not done with us yet. We used the morning to organize and re-pack and Francois did some shopping. Tomorrow, Mark and I will be heading to a Paris hotel in the Charles de Gaulle Airport in preparation for our flight home on Oct. 1st, and Annie and Carl will visit Helen in Paris for a few days before returning to the US on Oct. 4.

We headed to Paimpol today for lunch at a Crêperie. Remember more Crêperies in Brittany than coffee shops!!!

Brittany is the home of the crepe. And I am so excited because while crepes are made with wheat flour, galettes are made with buckwheat flour - which despite the name "buckwheat" is completely gluten-free. Buckwheat is a seed, while wheat is a grain. No gluten from seeds! YAY!!

Gallettes are used for savory crepes - but in my case they can be substituted for dessert. Get out of my way!!!

My main is on the left - a smoked salmon crepe. Mark's main in on the right - I think he had steak. Everyone had a great dessert crepes too and I wish I had taken pics - but I only have a pic of my dessert - something my grandkids love - a Nutella Crepe. It would have been better with strawberries and whip cream - I"m guessing - but I loved every bite!

Next stop - the ruins of the Abbey Notre Dame of Beauport founded in the 1200s. Now, I LOVE ruins of any kind, but Abbey ruins are just the best.

Isn't this FABULOUS!!! This building is 800 years old. Some places have roofs and some do not. Below is the kitchen - still in tact.

The room below was a meeting room designed for religious services for a small group.

The monks that inhabited this place raised all their food and had a thriving business of cider sales. The cider press as the in crypt.

We wandered about this place for a couple of hours and it held new amazement every time we turned the corner or went up or down the steps.

The weather was perfect, the company delightful and walking through the ruins of a 800 year old abbey - was just my idea of a perfect way to spend our last day here. Not sure how we can thank Annie & Carl for asking us to join them on this adventure - but we will come up with something. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

And having the chance to meet Francoise, Gabby & Danielle was a gift - for sure. We look forward to seeing them again in CA next year.

After our abbey visit we returned to Loguvivy de la Mer. Francoise headed to the beach for a swim, and we all had a little down time 0 in our own little way...

We loaded the luggage while it was still daylight and Francoise made another wonderful meal. Then - Francoise and I beat the pants off Carl and Mark in cards!!! We won BIG!!! Sorry guys. This team is unstoppable1!!

We will have a re-match in the dessert - IF we feel like it.

What a wonderful time we have had. We will leave this wonderful place early tomorrow - but we have one more thing on our agenda before we head back to the USA.

Stay tuned.

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Beauport Abbey

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Beauport Abbey

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Father Superior and Brother Voltaire at Beauport abbey

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Abbaye de Beauport

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Beauport Abbey, Paimpol, Brittany, France

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Beauport Abbey ruins in Brittany, France.

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The ruins of Abbey of Beauport in the commune of Paimpol (in the village of Kérity ) in the department of Côtes d'Armor, in Brittany, France

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Beauport Abbey, Paimpol, France