A bright and sunny morning greets us for our last full day in France for this trip. The bay is full of water and the drains beside the van do their own impression of the Zadar sea organ as the ripples slosh in and out. There is a small altercation between the French owner of the van next to us and the German who has parked too close to him while he waits for the service point. Frau Grumpy moans and shouts but they move anyway. Late morning we slop out for the...

We are awake and getting up when the 06:00 alarms go off and by 07:00 we have had coffee and checked in. Loading goes smoothly and Armorique sails on time at 08:00. We find a sunny spot on deck and have coffee and croissants as Plymouth fades behind us. The number of passengers on board suggests that events in Nice have failed to deter people from living their lives in freedom and defiance of these mindless acts. The crossing is fantastic; a smooth, deep blu...

There is the most beautiful sunrise this morning. Ali gingerly opens the cab curtains so as not to set off the alarm allowing us to lie in bed and watch it. Later when we are up we watch the tide coming in and starting to fill the basin then leave the aire to head for Roscoff. As we drive through St Pol de Leon we spot our French 'neighbours' from the next van, waving and smiling at us from the pavement. It's only 3 miles into Roscoff and when we get t...