Saturday, 30 July 2022

On the move again!



At last . Eds recupation period went really well. Jane came down to visit and is now chauffering him between ports. I have a new crew member aboard ,Frenchman 20 yrs old which lightens the load . He's eager to sail so like myself for different reasons is frustrated (mine fuel bills!) by lack of wind Concarneau to Quiberon about 10 hrs again through tricky little passages of rock and lighthouses plus a vigorous current.All went swimmingly even berthing . 
Friday morning was departure from Quiberon marina  which was a lax affair  with refuel first , never a simple task with self pay, strange fuel nozzles and others waiting to fuel up This morning was lax departure with refuel first , never a simple matter but task achieved ; a few more dolphin sightings then  a post sunset anchoring in a tiny harbour on Ile d'yeu. 
Passed Frances newest turbine farm off St Nazaire causing the same problems here as at home!

So one interesting thing happened this morning  when peeing over the side in the anchorage I made a very psychedelic pattern in the water’s  phosphorescence. Brilliant , what an artiste. No photo as every one would have been in trouble ! 


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