Eleven locks at Hede

Quite a hectic Saturday. Elizabeth (6) took her first trip to the hairdressers to have a bob cut. It is a big improvement over her previous style of long hair. With no time to rest it was straight off to Breton dancing classes. Caroline has to make a coiffe, 'lace' headress, for her costume. Every Breton village has it's own 'lace' style, so she needs to be taught the correct method. The Breton dance teacher told Caroline today that was much easier to fix the coiffe to long hair. Opps! Luckily I was on a mission to Rennes to Brico Depot to get more DIY supplies :-)

After lunch we all went to Hédé and to see the Les Onze Ecluses (11 locks) along the Canal D'Ille et Rance. Hédé is a pretty little village set on a hill by the canal, hence the need for all the locks. A leisurely stroll along the towpath, with Elizabeth proudly sporting her new hair-do, allowed us to take in about six or seven locks before we turned back. I'd guess that all eleven were spread over about 3 km.

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