Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

[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 )…

[Giles]

Woke up to better weather....

[Giles]

We made it to Brest. It was a short (17nm) but challenging passage, 2.5 meter waves and a tricky channel through a (what seemed like at the time) very narrow channel with breaking water all around. I definitely needed a Cidre when we moored up. And I did not hit a large, beautiful and very expensive yacht, this time....

[motojobobo]

Well done captain…and a well deserved cider too.

[Tago Mago]

@motojobobo I suspect @Giles may have allowed himself a cider regardless

[motojobobo]

I don’t blame him @Tago-Mago . As soon as this thread picked up and started flaunting cider pics I’ve noticed my interest in sailing has shot through the roof.

[Giles]

After 8 weeks away, Paula thought she was beginning to look like Einstein, so she’s having her hair cut.

I have better things to do with my time….

[Tago Mago]

@Giles off to pick up some cider?

[Giles]

Getting that from the dodgy tabac tomorrow

[jordanscollected]

@Giles You are the exact type of person people are hoping will be drinking in a pub like that.