Loctudy - La Trinite-sur-Mer

We had decided yesterday to hot foot it to La Trinite to see Robert and Jane Vose and that meant another long leg 61 nautical miles. It all sounds gruelling and we were honestly both exhausted but Graham and I had done a magnificent job of getting the boat south to where we needed it to be to meet Linda and for Graham to get his plane back. As it turned out we realised that he was in fact getting on the same plane that Linda was getting off.

We set our alarms for 5am completely forgetting that we were further west and further south and now on French time… it was completely black when we woke up. If it hadn't been for Graham I would happily have turned over and slept. instead we made a cooked breakfast and by the time we had finished eating it was light.

We cast off and it was quite serene and no wind, this was the first time we had been forced to really motor. The sea was smooth and the sky had wispy cloud. As we approached Belle Ile we noticed a cloud hanging over it. This is something that yachtsmen see all the time, that it will be a clear sky at sea and cloud over land. In times past sailors use to be able to forecast the position of land by looking for clouds. I took a great photo of it and it illustrates the phenomenon.

All was not lost because as we approached the Quiberon peninsular, the wind filled in and as we made the turn to run into La Trinite the pink sail was deployed and what a scream, it was the perfect end to a long trip.

When we arrived Robert and Jane were there ready to take our lines and no soon as we had tied up was the cockpit full of merriment. Later we all went for a meal.