Yes, we did row ashore yesterday, and walked around the town for a couple of hours in search of an nternet café (since there were no signals strong enough for the Wifi antenna to provide a reliable connection) we had a two km walk to town. A very nice town, beatifullu situated at a rocky little peninsula. Just the fact that we found it to be beautiful despite that it was drizzling all day long goes to tell you somethiing doesn't it?

We couldn't find any wifi, and only after asking around, did we manage to find a small supermarket to get provsions for the next few days. We also got a recent weather forecast at the 'capitenerie' so all is fine.

BTW, regarding forecasts in France, we usually manage to hear one at 7.40 AM on the VHF and another at 11.40, but then nothong more for the rest of teh day. One of life's unsolved mysteries...

Since we are now about to become truly experienced in sailing the tides (with some help from Reed's Nautical Almanac and a Scottish couple we met on Guernsey) we are now to enjoy coast-hopping the 'local' way.

This means to leave port with the tide, go on to the next port/anchorage which should be reached before the tide turns i e 5-6 hours later. Doing so, one can make a 40-45 miles passage in 5 hours. The tidal streams along the coast are anything from 2-5 knots. Needless to say, going against it doesn't make much sence as we noticed outside Cherbourg.

This morning we left with the tide, and the local sailors who went out a couple of hours and then turned back to port again, for the next stop at Primel-Tregastel. A small port with no facilities for guesting yachts. As many of these small, nice villages though, they had a number of 'visistor's bouys' where one can tie up for the night free of charge. We reckon they did this to keep 'guests' away from the wharf, where the local fishermen's vessels lie alongside and from the oyster beds aswell.