{"id":7372,"date":"2023-04-02T17:47:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T17:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/?p=7372"},"modified":"2023-04-02T17:47:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T17:47:49","slug":"sunday-2-april-for-the-love-of-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-2-april-for-the-love-of-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 2 April – For the Love of Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

About the only thing that has changed since my last blog<\/a> are the clocks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ended the blog saying that the following week\u2019s forecast was looking a bit iffy, but hoped that the dry breaks between the rain would be getting longer.\u00a0 You may have guessed from my lack of blog last week \u2013 they didn\u2019t!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last 2 weeks have continued the pattern of the entire spring so far, wet, blustery and generally miserable weather to be outside.\u00a0 The 2 week period even concluded with Storm Mathis<\/a> overnight last Thursday into Friday.\u00a0 Mathis was the deepest area of low pressure to pass up the channel this entire winter and was due to last quite a long time.\u00a0 A number of scary forecasts predicted wind gusts in excess of 90 kmph for an 18 hour period overnight topping out at 100 kmph for a few hours in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I am always fearful of the last remaining apple tree we have in what we still call the orchard, as it is leaning over at a precarious angle \u2013 which I am sure is getting greater each year!\u00a0 It has been on my list to fell for a couple of years but David is reluctant and it hasn\u2019t been done yet.\u00a0 Because of the angle, I\u2019m not concerned that it will fall onto something and cause damage just that we don\u2019t know exactly where the water pipes and electrical cables run between Hayloft (where we know they originate) and Stable and the Dairy.\u00a0 I am fearful that if the tree falls it will unearth and break one, or both, of these causing greater problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the forecast I had every expectation of power cuts and loss of phone \/ internet for a period at the very least but, despite frightening sounding winds when we went to bed, we woke up on Friday still connected to power and phone and with no physical damage.  Which was nice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The change in the clocks does make a difference here.  Being so far to the west of the time zone, and with the additional hour on UK time, when the clocks change we benefit hugely from the light remaining until much later in the evenings \u2013 tonight\u2019s sunset isn\u2019t until 2047.  This is obviously balanced with it getting much lighter later in the mornings but people are here on holiday so that helps too and makes lying-in a bit in the mornings so much easier!<\/p>\n\n\n

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I did manage to achieve a couple of things \u2013 no major projects completed \u2013 including starting one of the \u2018big\u2019 things we need to achieve.  This project is installing an EV charger into our garage which requires a new trench to be dug between the house and the garage.  While the weather was poor, I though I could at least get the part of the trench dug which was inside the garage and so undercover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made a start one afternoon but when I came back the following morning what I had dug was completely filled with water showing just how wet the ground currently is as this can only have soaked through from outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because I haven\u2019t achieved so much in the last couple of weeks, I didn\u2019t know exactly what to write about or call the blog.  However, a message from a prospective guest about the dog-friendly nature of the area, and the very public promotion of dogs following the sad death of Paul O\u2019Grady, gave me something to talk about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are a g\u00eete business who are very happy to welcome travellers with their dogs.  We know that a dog becomes a much loved part of the family and they deserve a holiday too when their owners go away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We allow dogs in Gite Priory<\/a> et Gite Hayloft<\/a>, we keep Granary and Stable pet-free for travellers who have allergies, and we welcomed lots of lovely families and their dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we understand that the administration required to being a dog into Europe is a little more onerous that it was before, we still have lots of guests who choose to do so and we think Kergudon is the perfect place to being them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are so many places for amazing dog walks near us, a number can be started directly from the g\u00eetes, and even a number of dog-friendly beaches year round.  This was the nature of the question we received from the potential guest \u2013 how far is the closest beach that allows dogs in the summer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this does appear to be getting more restricted each year, many beaches officially don\u2019t allow dogs between the start of July and end of September, there are still some on the north coast which do. The French are a nation of dog-owners as much as the British so we have found people tend to be tolerant of dogs even on non-dog beaches as long as the dog is under control and best kept on the peripheries of the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dogs, as humans, get the 5* treatment at Kergudon as we provide bowls, towels, throws for the sofas and, if chef has had the chance, doggie treats.\u00a0 We were delighted when a guest said that it was lovely to come somewhere which is genuinely dog-friendly rather than dog-tolerant which was their previous experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Above all, Garratt and Brandon (whose 7th<\/sup> birthday was yesterday), always enjoy meeting new playmates and having company!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we try and do each Sunday, today we tried another long dog walk as the weather was dry all day for the first time in as long as I can remember!\u00a0 Today was a 15 km walk on the north coast, near the border between Finist\u00e8re and C\u00f4tes D\u2019Armor, along the coast and in the countryside around Locquirec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Locquirec itself is a pretty little port town and very popular tourist destination but the coast and countryside around it is equally beautiful and ideal for exploring.\u00a0 There are lots of manoir \/ chateau-style homes, interesting chapels and even some Roman Baths<\/a> from the 1st<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notre Dame des Joies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Manoir de Ile Blanche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hogolo Roman Baths<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, the weather forecast seems to have changed significantly for the better in the coming week and spring may have, finally, arrived.\u00a0 If this turns out to be the case, next week should be so much more productive and so I will have more to update next Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c0 bient\u00f4t.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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