I love a good beach and go out of my way to see them, even if I don’t lie on one, or go in the water. Reminds me of the advert for the Bounty chocolate bar from my youth, where “they went in search of paradise”.
My journey to Benodet went via the Bay of La Baule, on the Loire-Atlantique coast past St Nazare, which I’d read on a French website was reputed to be one of the most beautiful in the world. This time I even went in the water at Pornichet, but didn’t linger when I saw a jelly-fish.
This is the coast at Pornic, and then the Bay of La Baule:
Landed at Camping du Trev which is like the wooded garden of a large country house, but just 200m from the main beach at Benodet. And NO HEATWAVE. A respectable temperature of around 25 – 28, whereas Courry in the Gard (southeast France) was 42 degrees yesterday!
This area is really lovely.
Took the little ferry across the river Odet over to Sainte Marine, and cycled along the coast to Ile Tudy, then back across and just around the headland to view the ‘Letty’ beach which had been recommended by a colleague:
Plage du Kermor 
Looking from Ile Tudy towards Benedoet 
Ile Tudy beach 
Letty
Looks amazing! I’m hoping we’ll get to some highland beaches, just as beautiful but not so hot! 😊