Armorique arrives in Roscoff eleven hours later, by which time we have had our Club Voyage complimentary breakfast.
Disembarkation is called in colour groups defined by a coloured square on the boarding cards. We leave the ship, clear customs and drive into Roscoff to tidy the things [overnight bag, wheelchair, sticks] we threw into the car on the car deck.
It’s just over an hour to Annick’s house where Mary*Lou has been stored since February. Elijah has washed her for us and apart from cobwebs and a bag of vegetable slime all is well inside. We get the electric hooked up and start charging the battery. Annick has hurt her back and needs rest, plus with us being tired we abandon plans of going into their house for lunch, but she sends Elijah out with a spag-bol that we just have to warm through.
After lunch we decide to try the engine. Nick turns the key, the engine turns over sluggishly three times then fires and she’s running sweetly.
Later we inflate the tyres, flush and fill the water tank and wash the fridge ready for use.
Supper comes out of a jar from the back of the cupboard, a pork cassoulet we bought on a France Passion, with a couple of glasses of wine. Tired out but relieved to finally be back with the van results in a long, deep sleep.
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