This morning dawns as forecast; grey and showery. Before our breakdown we had plans to visit Annick and family in Brest but with driving straight to Roscoff we had to cancel them. Annick has said she will drive up here so we can see each other for a few hours. By lunchtime the weather has deteriorated with torrential rain and very strong north easterly wind. We phone Annick and dissuade her from making an unnecessary journey. If yesterday, Roscoff was as inv...

Whether tiredness or relief, neither of us wakes early today and when we do the sun is streaming through the curtains. A quick check shows the battery has held its charge overnight so we'll cross our fingers and trust it will start on Sunday morning. Within an hour Nick has two calls from the breakdown insurance asking how well they had handled our case. They were politely advised that if they spent more time ringing back people stuck in a broken down motorhom...

Our 6 hours of electricity ran out at 23:00 last night so at 07:30 Ali sticks another jeton in the pillar and we keep everything on mains voltage. 11:00 we decide to try the starter pack. The volts rise gradually to 11.2 but then drop to 11. Nick turns the key. Click-click-click nothing. The couple from the French moho beside us come over, see the problem and next minute he's positioning his van to give us a jump start. Leads on, his motor running, volts ri...

This morning is dull and misty, adding to the gloomy feeling of our last day. Driving to St Pol de Leon the van is still faltering on power but no smoke. E.Leclerc is manic, this being Mother's day weekend in France and every shopper gets a rose. Leaving the supermarket and driving to Roscoff the van runs perfectly; fingers crossed. The misty weather has kept the usual weekenders away from Roscoff, we are the ninth van when usually on a Saturday space is at a...