22nd August
From Lezardrieux we headed further up stream to the lock at Pontrieux. The river is beautiful - wonderful houses peep out from place to place, a castle `Roche Jagu’ is perched high up on the wooded cliff, rocks, woods and so many egrets! This is the place where Paul and I first spotted an egret - perhaps it’s global warming or perhaps we have just got `an eye’ for them now because we seem to see them everywhere - even on the marsh at Walton just before we left!
On Saturday, Frankie and I wandered into town. There was a kind of market come car boot sale along all the streets - including the inevitable Peruvian pipe players with their stalls too [ a bit like the egrets, they are just everywhere!] It was fascinating! Frankie returned proudly clutching her Le Crueset set of 4 pans which she got for only 15 Euros - A BARGAIN!!! We also did the French supermarket thing and now the boat is full of yummie things - not good for the bikini!?!?
On Sunday we left the lock at 9a.m. and headed back down the river - beautifully bright and sunny, but a cool wind - and, of course, a Webb wind, right on the nose!!! We turned into the Moisie Passage - interesting navigation!? You have to keep a white tower and a little chapel on the hill behind it, in transit astern [or,pretend to and use the chart plotter for a much clearer picture of where we are!]
We then went round Les Haut, an enormous light house. The sea was quite lumpy in places as we had wind against the tide. The tidal range was 12 metres [top Spring] so we had planned to go with the tide which pushed us along at up to 9knots over the ground whilst only showing 4.5 knot through the water - not a tide to have against you!!
We arrived at the entrance to Ploumanach at low water and had to drift about for an hour or so until there was enough water to get in. Frankie, Dom and I had a bit of a swim before we entered the harbour. It’s a lovely spot. You enter the harbour over a sill so that all the boats stay afloat, but then moor up to these dumbell shaped buoys which are in long trots with boats tied up fore and aft like daisy chains!!!
We shall stay here for a day or two - it’s wet, grey and windy. Perfect Scrabble weather!!
On Saturday, Frankie and I wandered into town. There was a kind of market come car boot sale along all the streets - including the inevitable Peruvian pipe players with their stalls too [ a bit like the egrets, they are just everywhere!] It was fascinating! Frankie returned proudly clutching her Le Crueset set of 4 pans which she got for only 15 Euros - A BARGAIN!!! We also did the French supermarket thing and now the boat is full of yummie things - not good for the bikini!?!?
On Sunday we left the lock at 9a.m. and headed back down the river - beautifully bright and sunny, but a cool wind - and, of course, a Webb wind, right on the nose!!! We turned into the Moisie Passage - interesting navigation!? You have to keep a white tower and a little chapel on the hill behind it, in transit astern [or,pretend to and use the chart plotter for a much clearer picture of where we are!]
We then went round Les Haut, an enormous light house. The sea was quite lumpy in places as we had wind against the tide. The tidal range was 12 metres [top Spring] so we had planned to go with the tide which pushed us along at up to 9knots over the ground whilst only showing 4.5 knot through the water - not a tide to have against you!!
We arrived at the entrance to Ploumanach at low water and had to drift about for an hour or so until there was enough water to get in. Frankie, Dom and I had a bit of a swim before we entered the harbour. It’s a lovely spot. You enter the harbour over a sill so that all the boats stay afloat, but then moor up to these dumbell shaped buoys which are in long trots with boats tied up fore and aft like daisy chains!!!
We shall stay here for a day or two - it’s wet, grey and windy. Perfect Scrabble weather!!
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