binic

We arrived in Binic to a wonderful welcome from Yann and his crew a given a quiet place on the visitors pontoon. After a wash and brush up we went out for dinner at one of the many restaurants in the town on the quay. As usual we had mussels and chips, one of our favourites. after a week here we had to do the usual shopping trip so decided to take the bus to the Super U up the hill. The bus driver was a bit grumpy but the trip was quick. After getting all we wanted we thought it would be nice to walk back to the harbour (why do I always pick the hottest time of the day) 36deg sunny but all down hill. It was a lovely walk and we saw some beautiful houses on the way. As we were so hot we sat at a roadside cafe and had a coffee and watched the world go by. (Well someone has to do it) We used some of the time while the port was so quiet to give the hull another coat of varnish and polish the topsides so Feels Good is looking her best again. The lock gates in Binic must be the only ones that really are on time. We asked Yann if he opened them at 3 am as the timetable said and he said that they open all through the night or day at the times on the timetable. As you can see even at night people come and go. The locals tend to go out in the morning do some fishing and come back at night so there is quite a bit of movement in the harbour. If you are a beach person there is the sandiest beach in Brittany flat and safe to swim. There is even an outdoor swimming and a paddling pool for the kids. We watched the volley ball championships on the beach but decided it was too much exercise so went off for a beer. After 3 weeks in Binic which we really loved we left for the rising tide to go to Pontrieux as we had friends to see.