Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

[Matt]

Have you gotten to the pirates yet @Giles ? Just checking to see how many boxes you can check off your list before you make it home.

[Giles]

Paula and I have decided to stay in Brest and have some downtime, just the two of us. The weather in The Channel looks good from Sunday for a couple of days, so we'll keep an eye on it and make a dash when we can. It would be good to have another person or two with us, so we are keeping our fingers crossed that we can find one or two people with time on their hands....

[Twistlock]

Would be tempted to join you if not for other travel arrangements already made. Any specific skill set required?

[endo]

@Twistlock said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

Any specific skill set required?

mixing dry martinis?
I can do it

[Twistlock]

[Giles]

We have some friends coming to help us....And the weather is looking good in about 4 days. Think we are sorted....

[sabergirl]

Glad to hear you’ve been able to make it work! Hope you enjoy the R&R.

[Giles]

An unexpected stay in Brest has led to unexpected benefits….

[Nik]

Good to know where to look when in need of a quick fist.

[Matt]

Took the words right out of my mouth.

[Giles]

We had a wonderful impromptu drink with the Graeme, the captain and Alex the stew (she's a delightful girl of 20, and I think stew is the woke-approved designation) of Lethantia (the crash victims) on SAKURA last night.

In this marina, there are probably only 2 boats worth over £2million, I chose the one that is worth well in excess of £10million to have an altercation with, Graeme missed no opportunity to remind me of that.

I managed to get rid of them at 10pm because Paula and I had not eaten, and were starving. When we got to the restaurants, the kitchens were closed. Luckily we had a bunch of empañadas in the fridge which we heated up upon our untriumphant return.

Lethantia is moored just behind us (also waiting for a weather-window), serving as a constant reminder of my carelessness....

[goosehd]

@Giles Don't want to raise the blood pressure, but I'm interested in how much damage there is to Sakura and Lethantia. Just a little rub that will buff out, dry dock and repairs, or something in the middle.

I was reading about the Lethantia and see it's an aluminum hulled boat and imagine it would be a little paint to touch up, if the damage is minor.

Also wondering if you've been aboard her. From the pictures, it is definitely something to see.

[goosehd]

Also see from the Predict Wind app that Saturday is looking pretty good for travel. You guys going to try for then?

[Giles]

We have friends coming out Sunday night. We cant do immigration until Monday morning, so we will depart immediately after that. The weather looks great until Tues at least, so we should be fine....

[Giles]

@goosehd said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

how much damage there is to Sakura and Lethantia

None that we can see to Lethantia, minor teak capping rail injury to SAKURA, which I am sure I can rub out, but I keep forgetting to get sandpaper when I am in the chandlery, which is 5kms away, so not exactly a pop out when I remember I have forgotten.

@goosehd said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

if you've been aboard her

Yes, when I went to eat plate-fulls of humble pie and mea culpa. But I did not go below decks.

Graeme told me last night that they replaced the teak decking last year. A cool £1.75million.....

[goosehd]

@Giles Have you googled it and seen the below deck pictures? Unbelievable is an understatement...

[Giles]

It's a bit too gentleman's clubby for me....I love this interior.....

[Mr Eddy]

@Giles ...hey Zeus..

[Matt]

I guess if you like that sort of thing…

[goosehd]

Not bad…amazing what is out there.