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Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    goosehd
    Mod Squad
    @Giles
    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

    @Giles Just a reminder that your boat does not have a keel like the ones being tested. Do not attempt that test on your own or under the recommendation of Alex and crew. I do not think your insurance will cover that, but I am not expert. Maybe @Matt can advise better 🙂

    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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      Matt
      見習いボス
      Joined: 4 Oct 2011

      As we used to say in the business, “We cover stupidity.”

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        goosehd
        Mod Squad
        @Matt
        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

        @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….

        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          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.

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            We are now on our way to Lorient, a passage of about 30 miles. It ain't rough out here…

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            On in the background….

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            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              Tago Mago
              Mod Squad
              @Giles
              Joined: 16 Jan 2021

              @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

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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                Now on
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                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  goosehd
                  Mod Squad
                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                  @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?

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                    ROman
                    Haraki san Prodigy
                    @Tago Mago
                    Joined: 5 Jan 2015

                    @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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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      Pimped Up Nishi Katona Piri Piri Rice on the go.....

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                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        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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                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          AdamJ
                          IHUK Crew
                          @Giles
                          Joined: 29 Jun 2017

                          @Giles @SamD introduced me to that record last year, great choice!

                          The devil is in the detail..

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            What a treat this morning.

                            I saw what is I believe, the largest sailing trimaran in the world leave the harbour, she had a couple of ribs with her too. She is absolutely enormous. I wish I could get out into the bay to see her under sail, though there is no way we could keep up with her.

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                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              We are staying in Lorient for a few more days. This is our view today. For those of you with any interest in WWII, this is the Chateau where Admiral Karl Doenitz ran the U Boat campaigns against the allied convoys. A tad ostentatious....

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                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                Tago Mago
                                Mod Squad
                                @Giles
                                Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                                @Giles the Nazis were not known for low-key or subtle

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                                  FlavourFade
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  @Giles
                                  Joined: 15 Jan 2024

                                  @Giles very supervillainy

                                  Insta: free_the_fades

                                  wtb:
                                  The Pale Rider XXL

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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    And we have the submarine pens to starboard:

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                                    and a Vaubon fort to port:

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                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      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.

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        endo
                                        見習いボス
                                        @Giles
                                        Joined: 29 May 2020

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

                                        I have a feeling drinking may be involved.

                                        c'est la vie

                                        si tacuisses

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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

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                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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