A
Road Less Travelled
'A
French Letter'
Paimpol.
19th
of May 2016
It
was early evening when we arrived at Rue Pierre Loti which runs
alongside the port area. The 'Aires' was full to capacity (45 spaces)
and we had an uneventful evening parked up in a lay-by outside the
'Aires'. Paimpol is an old fishing port which like the English canals
is undergoing a transformation from commercial fishing into a
significant leisure provision. There are many yachts in the basin
above the lock. Some are privately owned and some are hire craft.
However, in the old fish port a number of boats are being scrapped
with just the odd one undergoing extensive refurbishment.
I
was thinking about grandpa again. Often he goes on about what he
calls the 'good old days.' Usually its about how you could always
leave your back doors open in the good old days. Maybe that's why it
was not a good idea for him to join the Senior Service as a
submariner.
The
next morning we went for a walk around the town and port area.
However, once more the weather was not conducive to staying on longer
though the area is quite attractive. So once more we hit the road,
this time changing from travelling west to a more southerly
direction. The sat-nav was programmed for Rennes. As we were moving
along we noticed that the roadside fuel prices were missing on the
motorway signs for Gaz-Oil (Diesel). I said to the Memsahib 'at a
typical €0.20 per litre, maybe the vendors were finding it
difficult to attract motorists in.' Oh how wrong can you be.
Later
as our fuel level got down to the ¼ tank trigger point for filling
up again. We set the sat-nav to find the nearest Supermarket selling
fuel. When we arrived we assumed that they were expecting a delivery
as everything in the fuel station was cordoned off. (The French
sometimes close the fuel station when a delivery is imminent) So
we set the sat-nav for another supermarket fuel stop. On arrival,
that was also cordoned off. So we headed for a third supermarket. We
then found out that due to a ruptured pipe in an oil processing
plant, diesel was unobtainable locally. Now we were getting
critically low on fuel. It was time that we searched for an 'Aires'.
The nearest one with mains power available was at 'Saint Aubin'. It
proved to be a fortuitous choice
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