We had a lovely morning in Iles des Hebihen, perfect sunshine, and perfect beach where we went ashore and sunbathed and swam before it got too busy. Just as hoards of motor boats were arriving we went back to our boat and set sail west for Erquy, a 15 mile trp around Cap Frehel to the west. Still having the north easterly we continued our luck with good sailing winds and made 6kts most of the way to Erquy.
Erquy is basically just a fishing and harbour, and as such has no real facilities for visiting yachts, but it provided a good anchorage with the neep tides and easterly winds. once we found where to land our dighny we were rewarded with excellent seafood especially the scallops, for which it is known.
But the best meal was probably the takeaway paella we bought in the lively market the next morning.
After our shopping trip on Saturday morning, we set off for northern Brittany, specifically Ile Brehat, a 25 mile trip, again the winds were excelent, and we made good time in calm seas, eating the best ham from the market for lunch. Once we arrived in La Chambre on the east side of Brehat we pick up a slightly unsuitable bouy, until we realised we could take advantage of the neep tides and anchor in the most snug of anchorages, comleatly enclosed by rocks. We could never get in here other than at dead neeps, as we only had a few centmeters below the keel at low water, so very lucky with our timings.
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