We sailen onward to Brest, making good time. We enjoyed a couple of days of socialising and sampling the (mostly irish it seemed) pubs. We enjoyed a translation and reading of our horoscopes by some willing locals; The ritual now becoming a staple of our adventures and prepared for our onward journey with a newfound sense of urgency as we were fast running out of time to make our rendezvous in Gran Canaria for the ARC crossing to Paradise.