Hello dear readers,
We’re officially out of France and into the independent territories of Brittany (Bretagne)! As it happens, it is also home to all of France’s tourists in August and as such, we could again witness the great circus of overly crowded harbours, the chaos on the over-used emergency channel and small villages being crushed by a 10 fold increase in their regular population. But somehow, this all happens in a joyful manner and didn’t alter the beauty of our time in Brittany so far!
After a small tour in Noirmoutier, we enjoyed perfect conditions to sail further north to Concarneau. The sail was pretty fast and only slowed down by a famous regatta that we had to avoid. And potentially by some onboard crepe cooking 🙂 …
This is, at heart, a time of remembering earlier times as we go through places we have known at different times in our youths.
Our visitor’s Marathon still goes on as we’re now four on board with Sara’s mum and sister, sailing along the south coast of Brittany towards Brest. We’re currently in the western part of Brittany, which is home to absolutely stunning landscapes with wild rock formations. These allow for great coastal walk and climbing!
In Brest, we will meet an old friend of Sara and finally leave France for our dear neighbors across the English Channel, where we’ll meet with Louis sister… Quite a change from the first 3 months where it was just the two of us 🙂
We’re also enjoying the ideal wind patterns of Brittany: stable, moderate winds that shift every 2-3 days. This allows us to move when the wind direction fits and enjoy the place when it doesn’t! It might be because of some form of Chauvinisme, but it does feel like Brittany is a heaven for sailors!
Sailing Misty 