Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

jordanscollected

"your denim isn't selvedge, so don't expect anything besides a thank you when you buy me this drink".

Giles

In the footsteps of @endo

gazza61

@Giles is that where the expression a rock and a hard place comes from.

endo

Côte de Granit Rose

Giles

Giles

Won't be leaving this marina in a hurry

On a positive note, when the cill opens, we'll be first out

Aetas

This pic struggled my head, until I realized, that the Victoria Marina is higher level inside pool @Giles.
Enjoy your cruise.

Giles

Looking better now…

Giles

66 days, 1,009nm and zero bumps, we are home....

goosehd

@Giles Welcome home…assuming they let you back in for breaking the seaman tradition of manning the rails. I’m surprised Paula didn’t make you dress up in your best to do so.

endo

good you made it home safe @Giles and @Madame-Buttonfly what a trip, thanks for sharing!

Mister_Brue

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ROman

Glad you made it back safely with 0 bumps.

Giles

Now we are in the midst of the exceedingly tedious part. Getting all the stuff that we took with us (thought we would need) off the boat.

endo

and all the boxes with cidre.

Giles

Ah, thanks for reminding me. I have 3 bottles that I bought from a dodgy Tabac stashed away. I will make sure they are out for the party....

Giles

Time for a long needed upgrade. The "search" light that came as standard with the boat is marginally brighter than one of these:

Plus to directionally control the beam, you need to use a remote control which requires 2 hands to operate. And guess what? When you are parking you need at least one hand to press the go and/or steer buttons....

So, I have just ordered one of these. It will light up the coast of France better than the Allies did for the D-Day landings, and it has a proper dash mounted joystick...

Picking it up in The States when we go over for Thanksgiving with @ROman and Ralph

460,000 Candela, Max Beam Distance 4,501 Feet (1,372 m)
Wireless Handheld Remote and Wired Dash Mount Joystick (Both Included)
360º Continuous Rotation and 135º Tilt
Auto-home return when off

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