10th July – Lay Day L’Aberwarc’h
We only had a short day in here as we needed to leave early the next morning to get the east flowing tide up to Roscoff. But we decided to make the most of it. Andrew and Clement explored the town and I tried to figure out what to do with the boat. Emulsified oil in the sail drive is not wholly unusual. They are a robust piece of machinery and in normal circumstances I should not have been unduly worried. However in this instance, there was so much sea water in the sail drive that it was being forced into the bilges – this was unusual. My concern was where do I get the boat taken out. Roscoff was a possibility but no Yanmar agents, language was a problem and I had to get Andrew back to St Peter Port for the Saturday. If it was not a simple job we could be ashore for some time. St Peter Port was the logical choice but that was a over 100 miles away and too great a distance to motor. In the end I decided to get to Roscoff and hope for some wind to get me to St Peter Port without using the engine too much. It was a risk.
That evening we found a delightful restaurant to have dinner and relax. As at this stage I was quite stressed! I did not want the incident to spoil Andrew and Clement’s experience and holiday – and tried hard to put it to the back of my mind.
The sunset was absolutely spectacular. One of those evenings where despite the challenges and fatigue it all becomes worthwhile to get there just to see it happen. The quayside was lined with people who were taking photos.
Purrfect Tale 