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On our way to the west coast we spend a night and day in St. Malo. A city that makes it easy to get in tune with Brittany, it´s a special vibe and mixture of old days and lifestyle. Once the fortified city has been a harbour for the pirates and corsairs, and nowadays, the treasures behind the old city walls still come from the sea, but in the form of excellent seafood, especially the oysters the region is well known for. My wife tried to singlehanded extinct the oyster population of Brittany, but even with her best efforts in indulging in the fresh seafood she failed.
After a great dinner and night in the city, we drove on and arrived right in time with the wind and swell hitting the coastline. And with mystic names like La Torche and La Palue Brittany is literally a waveriders dream. With its rugged coastline it is possible to pick a spot for nearly every wind and swell direction, and also to find a spot that suits your own abilities.
A word of caution, don´t overestimate your own abilities in this area! What might look pretty easy from the beach or from the cliffs might change into a current swept nightmare in just a short time, with the tides influencing the wave sizes and currents massively.
So always try to get advice from the locals as the conditions can change drastically. We experienced this ourselves at L`Aber, a beautiful beach that looked dead flat on our first spot check. A few hours later, perfect lines had formed and made the beach our playground for the day. Just enough wind to wobble out with 5.7 and a big waveboard and to catch the waves for pure waveriding!
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