Peaceful as the grave here and no rush to move, we finally feel the trip has started and we can relax. Today’s route takes us onto part of the Cote d’Emeraude, or Emerald coast, but first we go through lush farmland, showing no signs of the dryness of summer 2018. Crops are mainly cabbage or kale and maize. Rows of young greens show that planting is not over for the year yet. We get our first views of the sea as we approach Pleneuf-val-Andre. Far from em...

Despite our early night we are in no hurry this morning, it’s past 11:00 when we set off for the hour’s drive to today’s point of interest, Les Vallee des Saints near Carnoet. On the way we are detoured around Guerlesquin due to the market. From one junction we can see pens of livesock, mostly horses, and other market stalls, but no surprise, there is nowhere to stop. At the Vallee des Saintes, a path from the car park leads up steep gravel to the visit...

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...

Ali goes to town for the last few essentials before we start another trip and returns with two pasties intending to pack them for supper, but they smell so good we have them for lunch instead. We leave home around 16:00 on the way to Plymouth. Ali receives a text from Brittany Ferries saying a technical issue has caused delays to the Armorique's schedules. We can only stay overnight at the port if we arrive after the last sailing, so we wait in a layby on the ...