Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

[Matt]

It would seem that our crucial mistake when embarking upon our great adventure was bringing our kids. You guys seem to be having a much better time.

[endo]

there are times with the kids (and they are great), and there are times past that (and i'm not going to tell you how great these are but you will know)

[goosehd]

[Giles]

Hoëdic - this will do a for a day or two.... )

[goosehd]

@Giles That looks dreadful...

[Tago Mago]

@Giles i really feel for you. All those hardships you have to endure

[Giles]

Fishing looks great. Hope we are sober enough to try after lunch ….

[goosehd]

@Giles ...now you're just showing off. May your lines stay tight and your arms get tired

[Giles]

Post fishing filleting…..

[Giles]

My life for the last week....

Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration, we had an absolutely wonderful time with Szymon (who I met fishing in Oman a few years ago, and we now do a Morocco trip and a somewhere-else-fishing-trip every year) and his family....

[Giles]

Our end destination was always planned to be Ile aux Moines, where another fishing friend (Guilhem) has a family home. He invited us a few years ago, and SAKURA made it happen....

We were wined (and Champagned, and Polish Cherry Vodka'd) and dined (Oysters, Canard etc etc etc) by Guilhems parents.

It was the first time we had left SAKURA anchored overnight, so it was with a little trepidation, I looked out of the window at first light (yes we were going fishing), to check if she was still there.....

[Giles]

Concarneau bound....

[Giles]

@goosehd ”Upping” my cidre game

[goosehd]

@Giles Save a shot glass worth for next month

[Tago Mago]

@Giles you, Sir, are a true gourmet and connoisseur

[Giles]

Anchored up in a little cove just south of Morgat, weather could be a little kinder, but boy, are we loving it here…..

[Giles]

Oh, and…..

[tody]

@Giles That is an utterly beautiful view. I'd be ok with the weather if I had a view like that.

[goosehd]

Complete agreement…it looks like a movie set and can’t imagine that it’s real.

[Giles]

Starboard:

Port (and yes, 2 other boats have had the temerity to muscle in )…