Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

[motojobobo]

Given this chaos…how in hell did the sailing world come up with the expression ‘running a tight ship’?

[gazza61]

I love the relaxed attitude to work they have they know all about me time and clocking off is clocking off so that's a pretty tight ship as to where you berth is cest la vie bien sur

[Matt]

@motojobobo the ships plenty tight. Once you get off its loose as all hell.

[Giles]

At 20:20 we dutifully turned up to get into the queue for the 20:45 lock gate opening. Paula radioed the lock keeper who then spent about 5 minutes saying there would be no room in the lock, as 2 dredgers and their barges had to transit, and we should come back for the 21:45 transit. We were fourth in the queue after the work boats and a 22m Princess from Jersey with 3 crew and a load of drunk guests, so did not pay any attention to him. Mind you, by the time we got into the lock. 2 French boats, and a German boat had muscled in front of us. It was mayhem, then a bloody great trimaran joined the party too.

[Giles]

But we did get moored, a tad tighter than I would have liked........

[Giles]

And now we are on a train to Paris...

[Matt]

Looks like how my wife parks in the Target lot.

[Giles]

Not bad……

[Giles]

Leaving St Malo. Next stop Sark.

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[Giles]

Today's route.

St Malo - Sark, where we will anchor for the night....

Tomorrow. Sark to St Samson in Guernsey for cheap fuel...