Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure
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@Matt Funny you mention that…while picking my boat up from the marina the other day, one of the guys working there mentioned that someone drove their new boat across a shallow shoal destroying two 400 outboard motors.
It was the guy’s first boat and his first day out….
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Last night, we had one of the eating experiences I was hoping to find. We found a little bar run by husband and wife, she did the booze, he cooked in a kitchen effectively open to the seating area. We sat down got served some wine and waited for the menu. After about tens mins Mme came to the table planted both palms firmly on the table top and just announced, “Calamar, Lotte ou Entrecote”. No starters or puds. We both had Lotte and it was amazing, proper food. We left the greatest of friends. Heaven.
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@Giles @Tago-Mago Lotte is a fish stew cooked in a tomato base? Typically I drink white with fish, but assume that you had a red since it was a tomato based stew?
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@Tago-Mago said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:
@Giles sounds fantastic. I would have gone for the entrecote for two reasons: firstly, not the biggest fan of squid, secondly, had to google what lotte is
I'd imagine that Moon Safari is a great accompaniment to your trip
Agreed with the entrecote. Googled lotte as well, Giles has told me that monkfish is excellent.
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So last night, Paula managed to get the best seats in one of the local restaurants (the only one that realised that Euro 2024 was still happening apparently).
They sold a wide variety of Saucisson, and after chatting to our waiter I resolved to buy a "Classic" and a "Fumé" when I picked up the bill.When I did ask for the bill (which was after the final whistle), I asked the owner to add the Saucisson to the bill. He said, "Have them on me, it looks like you need cheering up".
God I fucking love this place.
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@Giles very supervillainy
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Last night we popped into the Tabac for a quick drink. We prefer the Tabac to the other more upmarket bars, it’s down a sleazy side street opposite the public loos, but is where the locals hang. Long story short, we have been invited to go play Boule Bretonne plombée later today.
I have a feeling drinking may be involved.
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@Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:
I have a feeling drinking may be involved.
c'est la vie