My idea is to fly into Paris and rent a car to get to Brest, stopping along the way to eat crepes and drink cider. A Citroen C3 (or similar) is $368 (US) for 8 days including taxes, insurance, and unlimited mileage from https://www.argusrentals.com. I’ve read that the Citroen C3 gets something like 68 miles per gallon, (!!!) so gas should end up being fine. The only thing is that I’ve never driven a manual transmission before, (I drove my dad’s logging truck about 3/4 mile down our dirt road once, trying to learn, but I can’t count that as practical experience), so I’d have to learn within the next 8 months or so.
It’s not that far from Paris to Brest, but if we want to stop on the way, I want to see the Brocéliande Forest, near Rennees, which is big in Arthurian legends and contains Merlin’s tomb and the Fountain of Youth. I was considering going there before but bad public transportation + Yves’ warning of it being a cheesy tourist attraction stopped me. But please. It’s a magical forest. I am a tourist. It’s like hand in glove or soup and salad. Perfect match.
Something awesome about France is the GÎTE system. Here is an eco-gîte near Brocéliande. If you click the link you can see pictures of an old-style stone house with solar panels on the roof. Superb.
Tags: Boucle de l'Enchanteur, brest, brittany, Brocéliande, cars, france, merlin, vacation
