Crew leaves and a day in Brest

A pleasant evening ashore taking cable cars to and fro across the docks and enjoying a remarkably pleasant French meal. 

Fiona left "Susan J" in Brest, catching an early Ryanair to Southend for a fiver. She had been with us for eleven days, crossing the English Channel under sail and exploring most of the Pointe de Bretagne.  A very useful crew and good company.

Here she is contemplating the comfort of her Bristol flat! 

A short walk found a boulangerie but Julie had to walk to the city to find a magasin for milk and stores. An efficient laundry, including free ice and excellent ablutions were all put to good use!

Julie had the rest of the day ashore and visited the excellent maritime museum in the Château. 

While David replaced the elderly VHF wireless set and separate DSC units with one modern unit, so the DSC will now work, using our new aerial!  It turns out there is as much wireless traffic, albeit incompressible, as in any UK port we just couldn't hear it!

As some keen observers will have noticed the AIS briefly works again.  The dedicated GPS aerial cable had to be cut and the connectors need soldering after all! Chocolate block connection may be the last resort and more effective!