Brittany

At last we've got to somewhere we've been before.  We're in Concarneau, a very attractive port in South Brittany, where we're meeting Cathy and Ian tomorrow.  It seems to have been a hardish week.  Some attractive places in the Vendee, and the Isle de Yeu, where we had a lovely cliff-top walk.

 Our mood was a tad upset by unluckily spending one night next to a smallish French boat  where a dozen or so youngsters (well under 40s) decided to party until 4.30 am on deck.  Surprisingly they then put to sea, so we didn't even have the pleasure of disturbing them at 7.30, when we had to leave. 

Until the last two days it's been warm and calm - we've been motoring a lot.  But the weather has now changed to wet and windy.  There was a Force 9 forecast for today (for the uninititiated that's definitely breezy) but we managed to get here before it did.  All we had was pouring rain alternating with thick fog and a brisk breeze, while we tried to weave our way around the numerous very sharp-looking rocks that pepper this coast (not really possible without GPS/ Chart Plotters).  Then in the middle of it the engine started to smoke a bit alarmingly.  Then another yacht called up to ask for a tow because they had (unrelated) engine problems.  If someone had been trying to set a Yachtmaster test they could have done worse.  Still we got here.  And we hope the engine problem isn't serious.

Soon we'll be at the last corner!