Sunday - left at 1000 for 50 Nm passage west; sun shining all the way. Started with gentle wind from SE making for a nice beam reach sail, then wind died and after ½ way went around to NW and then West which was right ahead -typical. Fascinating passage in narrow gap between Roscoff and Isle de Batz, made even more interesting by small boats buzzing everywhere with little regard for others! Last 12 miles less fun with swell still running from storms and wind over tide making it very lumpy indeed, but at least we were doing 7.5knots. Arrived L’Aberwrach at 5.30pm. Not much here other than Marina and a few rather tired looking restaurants but very pleasant trip up river. This is last port at the western end on N Brittany and is more of a staging post going around to S Brittany.
Monday – fuelled then left at 1000 for Chenal Du Four, which has a bad reputation for being rough but with no wind was easy just a swell running; at South end doing >10knots over the ground – sunny all the way, but not as fascinating as I expected – arrived Camaret at about 4.30 – RNSA friends here. Interesting town full of seaside cafes etc , but also lots of fascinating artisan shops and art galleries – Dianne in her element – probably stay until Wednesday. Plan for tomorrow shopping morning then long walk along coast. Very pleasant evening in sunshine which helps the gin and tonic go down. It’s a hard life!