We are up at 06:45 aided by another of the tooting idiots that have driven past late at night or early in the morning this week. Check in is smooth, Douane has a cursory look inside the van and we queue to board Pont Aven. Just we are waved along another Douane steps out of a coach, right into our path the bangs on the side of the van telling us to be careful! Onboard we go to the upper deck and after a couple texts we can pick out Michael and Chris waving the...

We have an easy morning, then go to fetch the battery from the marina. After returning to the aire we trundle into town and meet M+C for a beer in 'Le Winch'. Roscoff looks better today than it did on Thursday, with sunshine and there are more people around giving it a much better atmosphere. After a bit more wandering we find ourselves outside Marie Stuart, our favourite restaurant here, and there are tables free on the terrace. An enjoyable lunch whiles awa...

After yesterday's runaround Michael has offered to let us charge the battery on the marina hook up so we drive to Port de Bloscon to drop it off. Michael takes Ali and the battery out to where 'Cleopatra' is moored on the pontoon. Chris has decided she would like a short ride in Mary*Lou so Nick takes her on a circuit past the supermarket and the aire, back to the marina. We park, all get together again and have a light lunch outside the quayside bar. Later w...

This Penze aire is a charming place and we'll certainly come to use it again. We take our time getting moving, use the free service point and leave just before midday. A short but beautiful scenic ride takes us along the estuary from Taule to Carantec. Bimbling along the winding riverside road with no rush and nowhere to be is like being on holiday, as opposed to touring. All very restful after the busier nature of our long distance travels. Boats rest on the...

Sunny, breezy and cool this morning. Michael and Chris are spending today with their friends from Douarnanez. We don't want to stay in the Roscoff aire for too long at a time so we look for somewhere different close by. After a short shop in the supermarket we drive 11 miles to Penze, a village near Morlaix. The aire there is a lovely spot, beside a meandering, tree lined river with a little stone harbour and stone bridge. Through the afternoon the tide come...