Ep23 | Sailing with Chiquita on the Bay of Biscay, Part 1: Concarneau to Quiberon, France 

We arrive Concarneau Marina after dark, around 10pm and docked at Concarneau Marina next to Le Ville Close, not too far from Chiquita. Sergey actually met us outside of the entrance to the marina in their dingy to guide us in! Incredibly kind of him! He also recommended a good burger restaurant just across the street from the harbour. After a 13hr passage, it felt good to splurge on some good, hot food.
The next day, we explored the famous citadel together, with it’s clock tower and Closed City, connected to the harbour by a bridge. The small islet of “Le Ville Close” is the medieval Citadel of Concarneau, dating back to the 11th century. The only pedestrian access is the old drawbridge or ferry since it is nestled in a cove.
Within the walls is the oldest part of the city, a city within itself, with restaurants, chapels, shops and living spaces. Very unique that people actually live in such a historical place! This closed city didn’t get it’s name from Covid, but the epidemic did give the name a new meaning. It’s usually a bustling hotspot for tourists with it’s shops, museums and plethora of gourmet restaurants lining the cute cobblestone streets, but today was not only Sunday, but more importantly the 2nd nationwide lockdown…we only saw a handful of people, and to our surprise, 1 gourmet chocolate boutique was open!! They must have known I was coming 😉 Of course, I bought some delicatesses.
The Port of Concarneau was once a great fishing harbour. Nowadays it’s a famous sailing port for prestigious sailing competitions. Even though the seas were stormy out on the Bay of Biscay, it looked good enough for us to sail along the coastline south. We decided to stick with Chiquita who were planning on sailing southbound the next day. We sailed together to Quiberon and saw dolphins along the way.
Sailing with Chiquita, for a short while, was fun and getting a nice video from a distance from them was a perk!
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Epidemic Sound:
Zigzag - Berby Shepard
Sailing - Gary the Canary
Fool Me - Onda Norte
Altitudes - Lucention TravelBoast
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