19 July 2010 - L'Odet River

Going up Odet River

Don't fancy a 30 mile day with hardly any wind. Also the river here is said to be pretty, so we motored up to the bridge before Quimper and went the rest of the way in the dinghy.

Quimper

 

Took a rather rushed look at the city, bought some food and came away again.

On the way back down the river we stopped in a small side channel and were surprised and delighted to find that there was only one other visiting boat there, in the next little pool of the river.

What an amazing change from the busy anchorages of Iles Glenan. Swam, had lunch and eventually came away when the tide rose enough for us to get out. Motored down the river to another side channel, not quite as hidden and secluded, but still a very quiet place to spend the night.

Hopefully tomorrow we can make some miles back. Cannot get the forecast here by VHF as we are too far inland. Pressure is down a bit and there are some streaks of high cloud.