Time to start yet another day with the ritual visit to the bakery. I find a nice one up in the small town and try some new variants of bread. The combination of morning walk and getting fresh bread is a good combination.

We have been talking about the submarine base and its museum so we go over the river and find a berth in the La Base marina that is obviously more oriented to racers and have no visitor’s pontoon. The harbour master however let us stay for the visit to the museum but we are told that they could let us in first in the evening because it was full. Looking up at the huge bunker complex and some scattered visitors – we wonder how full it can be. But no idea to argue so we leave and go to Belle Ile.

As we met with Alain and Cecile in Roscoff, Alain pointed out that we should avoid the main town Le Palais and head for the smaller Sauzon instead. As we come to Sauzon – it felt picturesque but a bit too small so we continued on to Le Palais. Alain was right. This is a small harbor with a lot of traffic both from fishermen as well as tour boats. We find the harbour master and after a brief hesitation, he shows us a nice spot right in the middle of the town in front of a tour boat.

This should be the first time that I tie directly to a pier in tidal water. I have seen enough pictures of boats hanging in the air to get a bit curious of how to tie up. I go for the theoretical model with long lines adjusted to lowest possible low water. As the harbour master comes by I consult him about my theory and he tells me that I will be just fine. I still was curious so I stayed until LW just to check and it worked nicely and I added an extra line so that the current should not bring us out in the passage when the high water comes in.

Jessica and Alexander decide to go on their own to a seafood restaurant that we got recommended so we go to the second recommendation “Le Verre á Pied”. It turned out to be full and they did not have a waiting list so we sat down at the bar before we got a table outside. He recommended the Pouces-Pieds (Gooseneck Barnacles) for starter. I never heard of it so I decided to give it a try. This was really nice suggestion – the small tentacles was awesome and perfect as a starter. Sadly, the waiter told us that they only live on Belle Ile so they are probably hard to find elsewhere. But I will try!