Naturally, the Kriegsmarine had to build their bunkers into the fort and along the Atlantic coast.

Like a tumor, this bunker extrudes from the fort.

Looking back towards the village.

A view of the fortifications. The fort is slowly being restored. It is slow work.

One of the original storage chambers of the fort. I have no idea what it was used for. The camera really came through on this shot, as the chamber was (...)

One of the corridors that allowed quick access from one side of the fort to the other. It was cordoned off for fear that a stone might fall and brain (...)

From the fort, there is a path along the dunes where you can visit a number of bunkers. To the left of the fence, the bunkers have been renovated into (...)

This dog abruptly sat down on the path to scratch. I wondered if he was perpetuating the legend of the Fort of Fleas.

The rocks in the foreground looked like ancient standing stones. They stood out from the other rocks.

More evidence of ancient menhirs on a small shoal. Six thousand years ago, this was all dry ground.

One last look at an ancient menhir. These sites have not been very well documented and the weathering sea has left very little clues.

A look at the stones lining the shore. They call this beach sand down in St. Tropez. The stones average six inches across.

We were leaving Gavres when I asked Dad to stop. The village had erected this Neolithic Monolith. There is a covered chamber in the village but it is (...)

'Twas a dark and gray morning, with the clouds threatening to weep. That did not stop the breakfast routine. Later, we left for the Presqu'ile De Rhuy (...)

The Château de Suscinio is a 13th century castle, fortified in the 15th century, that has recently been restored. It is a French castle, built in the (...)

Suscinio and the English Wars of The Roses: - Between 1471 until 1483, the Castle housed Jasper & Henry Tudor [later King Henry VII of England] and th (...)

The castle was fortified and enlarged, at the end of 14th century, when the heirs of the duchy had to fight to keep their assets (Brittany was not yet (...)

The light rain turned into a downpour so we drove further up the Rhuys peninsula to the town of Arzon. The temperature had dropped and both Dad & I we (...)

A nice hot bowl of fish soup, complete with croutons and grated cheese, drove off the chill we were both feeling. A pitcher of cider helped wash down (...)

The Crouesty Inlet & Port is now a major tourist spot. The dockside is lined with resturants, bars and shops. We stopped in this one for lunch. The fo (...)