After spending the night in Pontorson, we went to Cancale to find a boulangerie to get some breakfast. Cancale is a small fishing port about fifteen kilometers east of Saint-Malo. It has a reputation of being the "oyster capital" of Bretagne (Brittany). We first went to the cliffs from where we could have seen the oyster farms at low tide if there hadn't been any fog. However, it was foggy and we only saw this:
Arriving at the center square, we were drawn to the fountain in front of the church Saint-Méen, dedicated to a Breton monk who is said to have founded Cancale in the 6th century. Les Laveuses d'Huitres (the oyster washers) is a bronze statue by the sculptor Jean Fréour which pays tribute to the women of Cancale who washed oysters at the beginning of the 20 th century before mechanization.
It must have been a hard job.
It was October when we were in Cancale and the two women are wearing pink in support of Pink October to symbolize breast cancer awareness.
The faces of the women are for Nicole's Friday Face Off. Please note the spider web.
On a completely different note - this mountain will always be Denali for me.
Photo taken at midnight from Wonder Lake campground in July 2005.
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