Whether we're tired from rushing around before the trip, the loss of an hour and slightly disturbed sleep on the ship or simply because of 'we're finally on our way' excitement, we sleep like logs and don't move too quickly this morning. The marina and canal are bright in sunshine although we have a couple of showers before we use the service point and head on south east. There is a mixture of rain, showers and sunshine as we travel with ligh traffic on dual ca...

At 0605 the plinky Celtic strings music fades into the cabin telling us we are approaching Roscoff once again. Disembarkation goes smoothly and we drive down to the familiar aire for breakfast and coffee. The sun is rising as we programme Snoopy and set off towards Sicily. Last time we travelled east across Brittany it was rain and autumn colours. Today is sunny and the fields are emerald green, except where the land is bright yellow from gorse and buttercups...