Pictures of Paimpol

 

The entrance lock at low water, early morning

Here's a selection of photos of Paimpol taken over the past few days. There are worse places to be stuck waiting for wind, but, as the late June heatwave established itself, it did become oppressively hot over the past couple of days.

The entrance to the port, looking |NW

Early morning view from our cockpit

Window shoppers and disinterested dog

The old town square which is transformed on market day

There's a short  'timewarp' video (GoPro name for a stabilised timelapse) of the town and the market in full swing HERE

With temperatures peaking in the mid-thirties and very little water flowing down the stream into the harbour basins, we noticed the levels dropping and the water turning green. The Port Manager, Monsieur Le Bitoux said that the small neap tides mean that no water flows into the basins from the lock and they are actively considering pumping sea water into them at times like these. He was concerned that we might run aground when we came to leave (at the lowest high tide) so suggested we move to a deeper berth. We were very grateful for this advice because, much as we love Paimpol, we couldn't- face getting stuck here for a few more days!

Our new, temporary berth

Green algae and clumps of floating weed.  

We're now out of the harbour, anchored waiting for the tide and ready for a 90nm sail back to Dartmouth, hoping our arrival will coincide with the end of the heatwave.