Chanel de Four now history

We stayed in Trebeurden until 24/04 waiting for favourable weather to get south of the Chanel de Four. Our passage to L'Aber Wrach took ten hours in poor visibility leaving with the tide at 0530. We did not get the N3 expected and in fact had to motor sail the whole way. We were pleased to have radar.

We picked up a mooring bouy in L'Aber Wrach which was very peaceful. Miggy laid a Langoustine pot but only managed to catch a tiny crab which looked very sorry for itself so she threw it back in the water. After a sound but short night's sleep we set off again at 0515 in the dark bound for Camaret.

Again we had limited visibility and no wind for our passage down the Chanel de Four but we did catch glimpses of the legendary lighthouses - Le Four, Grande Vinotiere and Pte St Mathieu - surrounded by their venemous rocks. As we reached the south of the Chanel and turned for the Rade de Brest yelps of glee from Miggy heralded the sight of a pod of around 12 Dolphins nearby. They stayed with us for about half an hour for which we felt honoured and considered to be a good omen.
We are spending a quiet day in Camaret doing the laundry and household chores before leaving at a reasonable hour tomorrow 26/04 for the River Aulne where we will sail about 20 miles inland to Port Launay and Chateaulan.