We wake up early to be able to go up the river Odet in high water. We have a very pleasant morning journey up the lazy river and pass some castles. We find the spot where we planned to anchor up for the night and go to Quimper by dinghy.

Since it was a long way to go by the dinghy, we decided to continue and see if we could find a good spot upstream closer to the city. Half a mile before Quimper we reach the low bridge that makes it impossible for us to reach it. But nearby there is a nice place to berth. We unpack the breakfast and, in the middle of it, the tour boat arrives with an angry signal telling us whom the pontoon belong. The skipper however is cool with us sharing the pontoon and gives us some ideas on how to spend the day and get back as soon as possible.

After our breakfast, I launch the dinghy and we go up to Quimper when there is still water left in the river. The tide is now coming down pretty fast so as we reach the town, I go for a quick walk and then I leave the youngsters in the town. Seems to be a nice little old town and I would rather had stayed but I know that the tidal planning would not let me.

As I return to the dinghy, I see that my suspicions are correct. The water is nearly gone so I need to push out the boat and float down the stream like a log. This poses no problem as the stream makes three knots and I get a couple of minutes just relaxing.

As we are all back in the boat, we cook some burgers and as we are waiting for the tide to be high enough, the tour boat shows up again. To save an hour we go in his footsteps back through the tidal basin and come safely out to the deeper river.

 

We decide to stay the night in Loctudy. This is a small town with the beautiful fishing village Ile Tudy just across the water. We sit and hear the music coming over the water from some live music bar. A very nice evening.