Tuesday, 24 August 2010

Customs visit

Sorry no picture but I returned to SM yesterday to find 4 customs blokes (1 female bloke) crowding out our little boat. Apparently they wanted to know if we had any 'soporificants'. No - not even any medicinal brandy. they were impressed with our papers, though, in a nice plastic wallet! But here's the scary bit - they were in a plain clothes launch, not a marked customs boat. Never seen that before! Our theory is that they can't afford to run the real thing, although they are clearly keeping themselves in business by going after innocent pleasure yachties 4 at a time! We have a good forecast up until Thursday night when it all goes pear-shaped with a NW 5-6. But we should be able to get 120 M under our keel before then. Where will that get us? Not completely sure - could be Ile de Groix or Glenans. Next big challenge Raz du Sein. BFN shipmates.

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