Monday 27 May 2013

We get up at leisure, as the office doesn’t open until 9:00am.  We have breakfast and then sign in and I get to shower.  It seems a lovely day.  We pay for two nights, but we are not sure what we will do.  The weather forecast is not good, again!  They are predicting strong winds over the next two days and rain.  We shall play it by ear.

First thing needed is reprovisioning.  So we walk up to the big Carrefour and buy the place out.  We have a long trudge back with four heavy bags.  I’m not sure how I will get the lot into the fridge and store lockers.  When we get back it is an effort, but I just manage.

We have lunch on board and then walk around the town.  We have been looking all day for a place to buy a Sim card for my phone.  We also want a dongle for the computer to get internet when we cannot get free WIFI.  Here they claim to have free WIFI, but it is very restricted and downloading the Times uses up our allocation.  We have no luck in getting the phone equipment.  We shall have to try at a bigger city.

We have invited the couple on Melody for drinks.  We will do Pimms.  Only problem is that we can’t find ice cubes.  I try to make some in the fridge, hanging, plastic bag ice cube bags on the plate.  It does work, but the water is not sufficiently frozen in time for drinks.  But it is nice to know we can make ice cubes!  We have a nice chat with Jean and Tony.  Then make dinner.  Use up the duck breast I bought some days ago.

Now it is pouring with rain and the wind is up.  If this keeps up we aren’t going anywhere tomorrow, except perhaps by ferry or bus to Quimper!