La Trinité-sur-Mer is a small town in Brittany, it has a prestigious port that has seen the biggest names in ocean racing: Eric Tabarly, Olivier de Kersauson, Eugène Riguidel, Loïc Caradec. Even today, great sailors such as Thomas Coville and Francis Joyon still make it their home port. From Monohulls and multihulls sailing yachts are moored in the old port like SodeboUltim’ and Idec Sport.
The harbour is home to some 1,500 speedboats, sailboats and yachts lined up. We even had a chance to see the large ocean racing multihulls at the foot of the Caradec Pier and was amazed by these Formula 1’s of the sea at the cutting edge of technology. The sheer size of them astounded us as we struggled to photograph the whole of the vessel.
We strolled along the coastal trail of Trinite Sur Mer, with its coves to fine sandy beaches. The tip of Kerbihan and the maison des douaniers, the large beach of Kervillen and the ultra-fine golden sand, the beach of Men Du was just some of the sights. We even managed to swim in the sea (and was if cold? Hell yea).
But what about the Alignements (surely that’s a spelling mistake?). The Alignements is not a spelling mistake, but rather a series of megalithic monuments in the surrounding area of La Trinite Sur Mer and Carnac. They are huge stones that were placed there thousands of years ago. Some of them form circles, rows, or tombs. No one knows exactly why they did it, but it must have been very important for them. Maybe they were for rituals, astronomy, or art, and there are many theories and legends.
