Treguier

The shore party was ready and prepared the dinghy for the short trip to the marina pontoons. The plan was to go and talk to the folks at the marina and pay for our overnight stay and then on to find some breakfast in town, and generally explore.

The Port Control office looked very modern and well organised and there was a nice welcome for us. He had his telescope trained on the back on Liquid Asset; probably ready to give chase had we departed without paying. Anyway, he was very nice and pointed out that the church was in fact a cathedral, and that's where centre ville was. So that's where we headed.

The town's centrepiece of course was the cathedral (14th and 15th century) surrounded by a series of very narrow streets, many of which were pedestrian only.

Found a spot overlooking the cathedral for breakfast (coffee, Croque Monsieur and Panini). Then a tour of the town, a failed hunt for a supermarket, a couple of beers and  back to the boat.

The afternoon was spent just mucking about on the boat and in the rib. I went ashore to find the harbour master to pay him for another night. Ran out of fuel half way there and rowed the rest. Blow me, his office was shut, so I had to row bak to the boat (as the tide was coming in - not easy) without accomplishing anything.

A second attempt, this time with fuel resulted in success.

We would stay there until the morning and then head for Guernsey to make the best use of the available winds.

So we had a lovely day in Treguier and a really good meal at one of the restaurants in the evening. Sadly full on English yachtsmen. You come all this way to taste the delights of France and that's what you get - bloomin' tourists!

Back to the boat late. Liftedthe dinghy onto the deck and made ready for an early departure to Guernsey in the morning. Another good day.