There are so many campers that at 06:55 we get asked to move up to check in straight away. It’s grey and wet as we follow the new layout of marshalling lanes, through customs and up to the gates. A huge number of caravans and motorhomes line up on one side and loads of cars the other. The frustration and impatience is tangiable as time passes and finally at 10:10 Armorique appears from the gloom. No way will we sail at 10:30, but boarding starts as soon as...

There are so many campers that at 06:55 we get asked to move up to check in straight away. It’s grey and wet as we follow the new layout of marshalling lanes, through customs and up to the gates. A huge number of caravans and motorhomes line up on one side and loads of cars the other. The frustration and impatience is tangiable as time passes and finally at 10:10 Armorique appears from the gloom. No way will we sail at 10:30, but boarding starts as soon as...

Twas quite a rolling sea but our cabin was well aft so peaceful despite sliding about in the bunks. At 06:00 the wakey-wakey announcement comes over the tannoy in French, English and Spanish. We get a coffee in self service and watch the familiar shapes of Port du Bloscon [Roscoff] hove into view. Disembarkation goes well but at passport control Ali is checked for a second look due to her recent hairstyling being much shorter than the photo. It is showery and...