Saturday 27th August
We left Treburden yesterday, having been there for three `much too windy’ days - just our luck to get stuck in the most expensive marina that we have visited so far! So we have again headed westwards, calling in the estuary of Morlaix overnight, then on to L’Aberwrach today. We came through a narrow channel inside the Isles de Batz - a real test of navigation skills!!! Likewise entering this estuary…sailing on the English east coast is all about mud and shallow water…so what, if there is only 3 metres…but here, you can be in 30 metres but with waves crashing onto jagged rocks all around you…concentration is called for [and Paul talking to the chart plotter!!] - see photos on www.msnusers.com/sueonthesea Then, as the book says, we felt `the first stirrings of the Atlantic swell’ as we get nearer to Biscay.
Funny how some things make you so aware that you are in France, in fact Brittany in particular, and away from much of our American influence….like…
…only being able to buy crepes at the beach! No burgers and chips, just a pleasant lady in a little kiosk cooking pancakes all day - 1 euro for crepe with butter and sugar.
…going to a supermarket, sort of normal co-op size, and being told that they have run out of carrier bags - really!! No bags!! Luckily I had my purple shopping trolley with me, so I get the last laugh there then!!
…going to another supermarket, sort of Happy Shopper size, where there was one shopping trolley!! ONE!!??!! I quickly took it and proceeded down the first aisle only to have `monsieur’ come and tell me that I couldn’t use it because the rows were too narrow - so he took it away from me and gave me a basket!! But it was a proper supermarket because there was a trolley….???
The wind continues to try its best to frustrate us… too much, not enough, wrong direction…Today was the `not enough’ variety. It was also quite cool and then poured with rain just as we arrived at the marina. But it’s all calm now. We have just returned from walking Dom on the beach…we then climbed up to view point from where we could look out across the estuary, see all the little rocky outcrops, small islands and buoys and lighthouses flashing in the distance. Then stood chatting to a couple from Ireland…yes, life is slowly slowing down…and, it’s our wedding anniversary tomorrow, 29 years!
Funny how some things make you so aware that you are in France, in fact Brittany in particular, and away from much of our American influence….like…
…only being able to buy crepes at the beach! No burgers and chips, just a pleasant lady in a little kiosk cooking pancakes all day - 1 euro for crepe with butter and sugar.
…going to a supermarket, sort of normal co-op size, and being told that they have run out of carrier bags - really!! No bags!! Luckily I had my purple shopping trolley with me, so I get the last laugh there then!!
…going to another supermarket, sort of Happy Shopper size, where there was one shopping trolley!! ONE!!??!! I quickly took it and proceeded down the first aisle only to have `monsieur’ come and tell me that I couldn’t use it because the rows were too narrow - so he took it away from me and gave me a basket!! But it was a proper supermarket because there was a trolley….???
The wind continues to try its best to frustrate us… too much, not enough, wrong direction…Today was the `not enough’ variety. It was also quite cool and then poured with rain just as we arrived at the marina. But it’s all calm now. We have just returned from walking Dom on the beach…we then climbed up to view point from where we could look out across the estuary, see all the little rocky outcrops, small islands and buoys and lighthouses flashing in the distance. Then stood chatting to a couple from Ireland…yes, life is slowly slowing down…and, it’s our wedding anniversary tomorrow, 29 years!
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