Is it only me, or is the ferry terminal much more difficult to find than those in, say, Ouitreham and Cherbourg.
My satnav refused to find Brittany Ferriies by name, so I pin poined it and put in the coordinates ( which proved eventually to be spot on)
Arriving at the southern side of St Malo, no instructions forth coming and no roadsigns car-in-boat as at other ports. Instructed to leave the roundabout near the Grand Aquarium at a certain numer exit to go to a totally incomprehensible steet name ( even if there had been signs bearing the name which there are not) it became all too clear that it was either counting or ignoring small exits to service roads and we were doing the opposite, ending with an excursion across the Rance Estuary before being able to U turn.
Back toy the roundabout and spotted a sign to Port hidden among many others. Relief, and followed this only to find it lead to the northern port area not the ferry.
Turned south and ignored complicated satnav instruction and in due course arrived at terminal. Very small check in area, several lines having to come down to two for security and to pass into boarding area.
Sat for two hours watching people walking about and waving arms, eventually boarded to find that iferry almost empty with no more than 80 to 90 vehicles.
Not the finest experince at the end of 1400 mile return drive from Spain.
St Malo off my list of return ports
My satnav refused to find Brittany Ferriies by name, so I pin poined it and put in the coordinates ( which proved eventually to be spot on)
Arriving at the southern side of St Malo, no instructions forth coming and no roadsigns car-in-boat as at other ports. Instructed to leave the roundabout near the Grand Aquarium at a certain numer exit to go to a totally incomprehensible steet name ( even if there had been signs bearing the name which there are not) it became all too clear that it was either counting or ignoring small exits to service roads and we were doing the opposite, ending with an excursion across the Rance Estuary before being able to U turn.
Back toy the roundabout and spotted a sign to Port hidden among many others. Relief, and followed this only to find it lead to the northern port area not the ferry.
Turned south and ignored complicated satnav instruction and in due course arrived at terminal. Very small check in area, several lines having to come down to two for security and to pass into boarding area.
Sat for two hours watching people walking about and waving arms, eventually boarded to find that iferry almost empty with no more than 80 to 90 vehicles.
Not the finest experince at the end of 1400 mile return drive from Spain.
St Malo off my list of return ports
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