Roscoff — thibaud.bike

After checking in to my hotel, and cleaning up, I got back on the bicycle to explore Roscoff and the surroundings.

Without all the bags, the bicycle was light and nimble again. So light and nimble infact that I initially struggled to control it. I wobble ahead, overcorrecting since the bhandlebars were no longer weighed down by my tent and sleeping gear.

Fortunately, after a few minutes I had adjusted.

16:360 km

A diving platform, resolutely out of the water, showing the extent of the tide here. The tidal range (difference in water height between low and high tides) here is nearly 10 metres.

A concrete bridge-to-nowhere takes passengers from the port a fair distance into the bay, where even at low tide, the shuttle to "Ile de Batz" can pick them up, and drop them off. — A concrete bridge-to-nowhere takes passengers from the port a fair distance into the bay, where even at low tide, the shuttle to *“Ile de Batz”* can pick them up, and drop them off.

17:045 km

The view from a bunker, left-over from the German Atlantic Wall fortifications, looking worse for wear.

Sunbathers enjoying the sun, at the foot of the bunker.

17:3810 km

Looking back towards the mainland, from roscoff.

Boats in the mud inside the port, waiting for the high tide before they can set off again.

18:2716 km

By the numbers

Ride Started: 16:38
Ride Ended: 18:27
Distance: 16 km
Time Moving: 1h 14m
Time Elapsed: 1h 48m
Elevation Gained: 143 m

Distance so far: 791 km
Riding so far: 41h 44m
Elevation so far: 5165 m