Fi's longest birthday!

Another windy night at Lampaul, with an increasing westerly swell, was shortened by a pre dawn departure. Taking the tide outside the rocks and islands almost as far as the Raz de Seine ànd then back into the approaches to Brest and Camaret as far south as our paper charts go.

We tied up behind "Agnes", the thitd of Luke Powell's Scillonian pilot cutters. All built from scratch, in wood in Cornwall. - "Agnes" in 2003.  She was at Falmouth and Lampaul as well and about to head back north.

This sad photo shows the collection of rotting lobster boats built in Camaret, at one time one of Europe's first and largest lobster fisheries.

We had arrived early enough for Fiona to have a birthday shower, to purchase a Breton courtesy flag, some French charts for Brest and Duarnenez and enjoy Moules Frites at Chez Philippe.