Lobster in Brittany

Everyone knows that Brittany lobsters are the best in the world, right? Well, apparently not-they're Canadian!! However, they are sensational and while in Brittany we decided a lobster lunch was de rigueur! We asked our charming host at Villa Kerlubec - the B & B where we stayed - where we could eat lobster in town but he wasn't sure. His suggestion was better.
The local, massive hypermarche has a seafood stall which sells live lobsters and crabs etc. He suggested to go there, choose a live lobster (Buddhists please stop reading here) and get them to steam it for us while we waited. So we did. There were only two sorts of lobsters - small single serve ones or enormous family sized ones. Guess which we chose? There were four of us and as anyone knows, the flesh to shell ratio increases with the size of the lobster - you get more bang for your buck in other words.
The lobster was 2 kg and at 40 euro a kilo, was rather indulgent but they are the (second) best in the world. We picked up some lemons, some homemade mayonnaise, a bottle of Loire valley white (from memory was Pouilly fume'), a fresh baguette and butter. Our delightful host provided the lawn, the ocean view and the implements - including a table and chairs. PLEASE do this if you are ever in Brittany - we had an amazing lunch! Note the size of the claws in the photos above! The third photo is of the beach ( a bit like Bondi really ) we could see from our B & B and that's Richard (right) and James (left). The last photo is the B & B.