We take a slow morning and go for a breakfast at Quatre Vents next to the marina. As Michael and Susanne drive away in their rental car – I go back to Melody, do a thorough cleaning, and prepare a to-do-list for the week. As I am in the boat – there is a knock on the hull and Rainer and Maritha from the Swedish Ocean Sailors Club (OSK) comes over to visit. They are on their way South with their Najad ”Albatross” on open plans. Now they are waiting in Brest to wait for a good time to cross the Bay of Biscay and probably going to Camaret tonight. Nice to talk to other sailors on their dreams, plans and experiences. They have a blog (https://seglaalbatross.blogspot.com) and I decide to put up this blog. It is nice to be able to follow your friends. As a bonus – I will get a diary to look back on these memories.
I like going to museums and learn more on interesting subjects so after a nice coffee break with R & M (”Swedish Fika”), I head for the Naval Museum. Hosting the museum in the only historic building in the town gave a good feeling. A lot of naval history on display as this has been a center for French Navy since centuries. The museum is well worth a visit but my French is too weak to make me able to understand it all. Interestingly enough – they really tried to make it accessible to foreigners (which is far from common here). English audio guide and all signs in three languages. But only at the entrance… The further you got into the museum, the translator must have given up and the juicier parts are all in French.
Coming out of the Castle, I take a long walk on town and visit a scuba center and check if there should be any good diving this week. I got a calendar and a web address so we will see. The water is very clear and there must be much to see. Walking up and down the streets in the afternoon after that I get the impression that the town is deserted. Probably people are away on holiday. I reserve a table at the crab house next to yesterday’s restaurant and had their nice combo of Oysters and Crab that came served on a plank with a club. The seafood here in Finistère is as great as you can expect.
The marina from the Castle
A german mini-sub at display at the Naval museum.
The keep from the old fortress
Some nice models around
As old warships had a lot of political meaning to display wealth and power – they were well decorated. Interesting to see these masterships of wooden art
Nice
The main street on saturday afternoon.
Having dinner at Le Crabe Marteau