Camaret
Tillymint.fortescue
Sun 2 Aug 2009 16:22
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Saturday 1 August - Camaret is a very pretty place
to stop over even though it was another grey, wet day. We've seen the headlines
and heard reports from home so we don't feel worried that summer is happening
somewhere else. Laurence wants to go fishing; shoals of fish were quite
literally jumping out of the water as we arrived in Camaret and there is the
promise of a fine catch. Hugo wants to go swimming and Immy boldly announced
that she would like to go out to restaurant for a snail followed by ice cream.
There are many restaurants along the quayside, all very jolly and bustling with
trade; plenty of cameraderie in Camaret! Immy did, however, moderate her
ambitions for lunch by the time it came to order, the snail turned into fish
& chips (although she went all native with mousee au chocolate for
pud).
The skies brightened later so Alex and Laurence set off in the dinghy for a fishing
expedition and the rest of us pottered off to the beach. Alas the fishing party
returned empty handed but Laurence announced the expedition to be a success over
all because it had been a good father/son sort of thing to do! Back aboard Tilly
Mint the fishing continued and I am pleased to report success:- 3 baby mullet, a
shrimp and a starfish - nothing very edible but a catch is catch. Immy wanted to
keep the starfish as a pet, you can imagine how that debate
ended...
If you are wondering about the wedding photo - so
are we. It looked like a real couple - there was love in the air, but I did
wonder about the hike down onto the pebbles in a long frock - looked perilous to
me.
A quiet evening and a bit of ship-shaping later and
we are all set to depart at 5am the next morning for our first leg across
Biscay, a good day sail to Belle Ile. |
