Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

[Giles]

I have never seen so much mauve and blue on a channel wind chart before. This is tomorrow, when we will be about 2 thirds of the way across....

Going to be a good one......

[goosehd]

@Giles That looks fantastic…we had massive squalls/storms last night for you. This morning I could skip a stone across the lake to Rochester (55 miles away). Funny how it all works.

[ARNC]

@tody at the risk of further thread drift, your story reminded me of this film (called Another Round when released in the UK).

[goosehd]

I see France is banning alcohol consumption in public due to the heat wave…

Wonder if they knew you were coming?

[Giles]

They are not trying very hard.....

"Drinking takeaway alcohol in the street has been banned in Paris......."

[tody]

because dropping from a public bench after too much sun and booze makes you a clochard, while doing the same in a bar... does not.

[goosehd]

@tody

[Giles]

Can't fault French logic......

[Giles]

And we are off….

[endo]

Bon voyage ️

[Tago Mago]

@Giles fair winds

[Giles]

Thank you, but there is no wind

[Giles]

6 hours and 43 mins to next way point…

[goosehd]

@Giles @Madame-Buttonfly Enjoy you two ️

[Giles]

[Karol]

@Giles Godspeed and stay hydrated!

[Giles]

Got some big boys to plot a route through......

[louisbosco]

have fun!

[will6er]

@Giles Mind the tree at your 1 o'clock

[goosehd]

I’ve been following along using marine traffic AIS to see how they are doing. It looks like they are past the halfway point and through all of the commercial traffic. Should be quieter and smooth sailing to port.