  T shirts out at last!
The sun came out when we arrived in Audierne and we put on t
shirts and shorts for the first time. Our mooring on the end of the pontoon
gives us an excellent view of the activity on the river and we’ve enjoyed
lazing in the cockpit watching the world go by. Rowena and Richard had decided
to stay down in Sainte Evette to make the most of the free moorings but walked
up to visit us and arrived just in time to share our French bread and Breton
pate.
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The port of Audierne - Sandpiper is on the end of the first pontoon |
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| The Chateau at Audierne
We’ve heard people say Audierne is one of their favourite
towns and we can see why. The architecture is typically Breton with shuttered
slate roofed houses, some dating right back to the 17th and 18th
centuries. The river banks are lined with white sandy beaches and an impressive
chateau sits across from the town on the wooded hill. It has a long history as
a fishing port and still has a thriving fishing industry today. Yesterday we
bought fish from the market and barbecued it on the back of the boat. Today we
walked out to Sainte Evette and had an excellent lunch of Moules with Richard
and Rowena in a little restaurant overlooking the estuary.
We’re planning to leave for Biscay tomorrow and Derek was
due back from the UK tonight, but all hasn’t gone according to plan. His flight
was delayed and he missed the last train out of Brest, so he’s staying in a
hotel overnight and setting out at the crack of dawn to catch a train and two
buses to Audierne. We're keeping our fingers crossed that he will make it back here before the 9am deadline for leaving the port
on the morning tide.
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