Brittany - Treguier, Trebeurden, L'Aberwrach, Camaret, Rade de Brest, St Evette

23 May - 3 June

Almost no wind, so a long motor to Treguier in Brittany where we moored in the marina. It poured with rain most of Saturday so we stayed another day to have a look round. A very attractive place with a great many old buildings - some 13th century - in the historic centre.

Bad weather again on the 25th so we finally left for Trebeurden on the Tuesday 27th - a small French holiday resort - but too early in the year for anything to be open. We stayed a couple of nights then continued on to l'Aberwrach - our last port of call in North Brittany before going through the notorious Chenal de Four off Cape Finisterre.

With good weather and the timing right for the tide, the Chenal de Four was no problem and we arrived in Camaret in the evening - a very attractive old fishing port, where we had a lovely meal out to celebrate. Stayed a couple of nights then sailed into the Rade de Brest and anchored overnight (it poured with rain). Returned to Camaret to get some provisions and prepare for the even more notorious Raz de Sein.

Again we were lucky with excellent weather, and got our timing right for slack water at the Raz (in fact we had left early and had to slow down) - the Raz can be very rough at times, but for us was very smooth. Whilst picking up a mooring buoy at St Evette for the night a dolphin came and played around the boat - incredibly distracting when you are trying to moor up!

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