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i think i was in the normandie one years ago. I usually go to the wine and beer supermarket. It tends to be quiet. The issue i have is the ferry was an hour late last time, so we had less time. Luckily we knew what we wanted. If you were a first timer it would be more nerve racking. If only theyd change the ferry times a bit, roscoff was perfect.

the supermarkets are great but the boxes arent readily available and the sailing times dont allow for a visit

That was quite a bumpy crossing during the night. My Fitbit seemed to think I was awake until 3.30am 😅

No I'm one of those weirdos who love a rough crossing 🫣

Please do! Heading over Wednesday week.

Picked up 36 bottles from them in 2019, just used Vivino app at the time.

Bring a tall vehicle with a roofbox

How was Ile de Re? We are heading there shortly for a couple of weeks. And then Domaine des Ormes for a few nights

Ditto for La Reserve

Not being smart or anything but if you're stuck, you could stream on a tablet or laptop and tether to your mobile, particularly if you're with Vodafone. I bought a pre-loaded Orange SIM with 30GB of data but subsequently found that Vodafone allow me 30GB roaming a month.

I know it's not the same but it's a fallback option. They showed the GAA in Canac last week but I reckon more French people will be here from this weekend onwards and it might be more unlikely to be shown. Depends on the campsite. La Garangeoire for example will be nailed on to show the GAA because it's wall to wall Trabolgan 😂

Les Charmettes had it last year but Bonne Anse Plage didn’t

We were there for 12 nights just home at wkd. We didn't see GAA on but maybe there was no matches to be shown on our dates. A lot of Irish there so hopefully they can. You should reach out to them on Instagram or email. We found them very helpful

Ile De Re was great. We love the cycling. Was very busy there we didn't have a campsite booked and had to try 4 before we found one. My wife got 2 bad mossie bites so we left after 3 nights ended up going to Doc. We went onto la Tranche sur mer and up to le litterol.

Thanks for this! Just checked and we would save 100. Unlikely we would be able to use the credit as we are tied to dates but we could get club class maybe with it.

Great stuff! The dates shouldn’t matter as long as you make the actual booking itself within the year

I never told IF about my 4-bike towbar rack, they just directed me onto the boat without a second look. This was a few years ago though the last time we used it.

Not sure about cooler of meat comments - I know some people like to take a couple of frozen meals with them so they have something to eat when they arrive (and others like to take loads of Denny sausages etc). I never saw the point, going to the French hypermarché for a big shop is one of the one of the things I enjoy about going to France. The only food we bring with us is teabags, because you just can't get decent tea there (though I tend to mostly drink coffee in France, the mrs. likes her cuppa); and some snacks for the ferry of course.