7th to 14th July
Monday
St Louis, L’Orient
Another windy day. We had a relaxed start followed by a walk around the citadel. There was an interesting exhibition about the French equivalent of the RNLI called the SNSM. There was a poignant photographic exhibition about the end of the 2nd world war. We walked into town but most of the shops were ferme on a Monday, even the supermarket! We ate a meal on board.
Tuesday
Iles Glennan
The winds were a little lighter (15-17mph) on the nose as we motor sailed to Glennan. It was a little windy on the beach so we walked around and booked a meal for the evening. We had very large Ile flotants 😋
Wednesday
St Evette
We motor sailed on calm seas to St Evette accompanied by a pod of dolphins. After anchoring the boat we wandered ashore along the sparkling white sand beaches to Audierne. We enjoyed a proper French meal at last.
Thursday
Brest
We motor sailed back to Brest to enable us to get our passports stamped. We just made it before the office closed.
Friday
Ile Molene
We couldn’t resist stopping at Ile Molene on our way home.
Saturday
Sail home
We quietly raised our anchor at 4am and nudged Captiva homewards across the English Channel. We caught sight of our homecoming lighthouse (St Anthony) at 8:30 pm 😊
Sunday
Home