Tuesday 27th May.
We sailed to St. cast today - about 26 miles - tried fishing - NOTHING AGAIN!!!.
We sailed in company with Jemima - (Carroll and Danny) and took photos of each others boats while sailing.
It was a rare opportunity and it only occurred to me at the last minute - I called them on the radio and did a photo shoot on ipad and camera.
We arrived at lunchtime in bright sunshine - What a lovely marina!!
The best showers and toilets we have seen to date.
We found the little town to be very quiet but there was all you need including a good hardware shop!!
We stayed two nights and on the last evening we had a meal at a restaurant overlooking the marina.
Jackie struggles with menus and ended up ordering a shellfish meal that she really didn't want.
In the end Jackie had a nice meal of lamb kebab with chips and salad.
Thursday 29th May.
We sailed today for St-Quay -Portrieux in damp weather - again about 27 miles.
We were met by a harbour berthing boat and escorted to our berth - very nice.
St Quay marina has no lock or sill to retain water but still has plenty for boats to stay afloat at low water.
This means that the pontoons rise and fall the full height of the tide - 10 metres !!
It was a lot of effort to reach the dock road level when the tide was out!!
Friday 30th May.
Jackies Birthday!!
The weather was lovely and warm - we had a simple salad lunch in a beach side cafe and then we got dressed up for a nice meal out.
We had Champagne - Jackie had duck terrine followed by a big steak and frites with a great pepper sauce.
I had oysters followed by steak tartare - Charolaise beef minced and served raw mixed with egg, onions, capers and herbs - wonderfull!!
Jackie had praline dessert and I had local cheeses with Baileys on ice to finish - WOW!!!
Saturday 31st May.
I had a morning doing a bit of engine maintenance - while Jackie did the laundry and in the afternoon Jackie had an hour or so on the beach.
Sunday 1st June.
We sailed for Paimpol - about 15 miles.
Paimpol has a lock for entry to the harbour and is only open for 2 1/2 hours either side of high tide.
The area is littered with lots of rocks up to 4 miles out to sea so navigation had to be good.
We arrived bang on high tide and locked in with no trouble.
We were a bit surprised to see a massive fun fair all round the harbour!
It was a grand affair - really well done - the noise stopped about 19.00 - so not so bad - it packed up that night.
We will be here until wednesday to see the Tuesday market.
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