Douarnenez!

We left Camaret on Thursday - it was pretty grim and grey when we left and we were expecting a wet few hours of sailing. However as we got closer to our next port of call - Morgat - the sky cleared and the sun came out. What a beautiful place, built by the founder of Peugeot for his employees so it was very DEZ REZ. The dinghy had its inaugural outing when we went to visit some fantastic caves. It was - yet another - public holiday in France on Thursday so the town was very busy. The marina was excellent - new pontoon and they were all very well fendered which made it very easy for us.

The next day dawned grim and grey again so we decided to set sail for Douarnenez just across the bay. It had been a very still morning but the minute we left he marina up came the wind and our trip resembled a crossing of the Irish Sea - wet cold and with the wind on our nose!!

Saturday was spent exploring this little town - it used to be the centre of the sardine trade and its very quaint in many areas with lots of brightly coloured fishermens cottages. There is also a very good Boat Museum which kept John occupied on Sunday afternoon.

Our next trip involves going through the Raz de Sein - somewhat tricky under the wrong conditions. The skipper and crew have had a number of 'discussions' and agreed that wednesday is looking best tide wise but we'll have to wait and see what the weather brings as there are no 'get out of jail' locations nearby if we find conditions less than ideal. I know skipper doesnt really want to be here for that length of time but the crew is adamant that we're not going in a roaring tide!