Jersey, Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Binic, Paimpol, St-Q-P, Binic, St-Q-P to St. Malo

Left Channel Islands on 4th June - we really like its Britishness, friendly/polite islanders and the unspoilt countryside with lovely beaches.

We had a great sail to France (42 miles), arriving at St-Q-P as it is one of only a few marinas in this area with no tide restrictions on entry. It is a big modern marina but in a nice village with a great coastal path GR34 - the old customs path is now part of this path along the French coast from Calais to Nice.

Pete and Steve arrived on Saturday - great to catch with 'old' friends. They have a 28 metre Dutch barge on the River Saone near Dijon and live a life of permanent summers with 6 months in Melbourne and 6 months in France - sounds tough, doesn't it

Had a great week sailing with them. Visited Paimpol and Binic (both major ports in 19th century for cod fishing in Newfoundland and Island. For some unknown reason, the Paimpol cod fishing boats were called the 'Dundee' - must be a Scottish connection. These ports dry to about 6 metres. Timing critical wrt entry)

We spent a very wet day on the Isle of Brehat (France's first protected countryside area, wearing all of our wet weather gear!