18th August
Today started so many times!! Confused? Well….it first started at 3a.m. when Frankie and Juliet came in from the hot spots of St Peter Port; then it started again when we all got up to say goodbye to Juliet who had a taxi booked to the airport at 5a.m.; then it started again when Frankie came back in the dinghy from taking Juliet ashore; then it started again at 7.30 when we all got up to get ready for the off!!
So, by 10a.m we were sorted and ready to take the tide down the coast of Guernsey . It was a lovely warm day, but hazy. In fact by using the radar, we were able to work out that the visibility was 1.5 miles. We actually were able to sail for most of the day - makes a change! We passed the Roches Douvres, leaving them quite close to port - such an inhospitable set of islands and rocks - would not like to be there in bad weather. After that it wasn’t long before the French coast came into sight.
We made our landfall at Isles de Brehat and headed straight up the river to Lezardrieux. Nous sommes arrivee!! Dom took his first steps on foreign shores and so is committed to return trips by ferry and visits
to French vets!!
We headed for the first restaurant we could find - namely Hotel du Port - where we had a delicious meal. So rich, and beautifully presented e.g. carrots were served mashed, formed in a ring and layered with slices of apple [to accompany pork]; also the fruit salad was in a Christmas cracker type thing made from greaseproof paper, the fruit was wrapped in the middle with brown sugar and cinnamon, this had been warmed through in the oven [enough to scorch the paper] then served by splitting open the `cracker’ and putting ice cream in. I like good ideas like that which are simple but effective.
And so life in France begins…off to get croissants for breakfast….!!
So, by 10a.m we were sorted and ready to take the tide down the coast of Guernsey . It was a lovely warm day, but hazy. In fact by using the radar, we were able to work out that the visibility was 1.5 miles. We actually were able to sail for most of the day - makes a change! We passed the Roches Douvres, leaving them quite close to port - such an inhospitable set of islands and rocks - would not like to be there in bad weather. After that it wasn’t long before the French coast came into sight.
We made our landfall at Isles de Brehat and headed straight up the river to Lezardrieux. Nous sommes arrivee!! Dom took his first steps on foreign shores and so is committed to return trips by ferry and visits
to French vets!!
We headed for the first restaurant we could find - namely Hotel du Port - where we had a delicious meal. So rich, and beautifully presented e.g. carrots were served mashed, formed in a ring and layered with slices of apple [to accompany pork]; also the fruit salad was in a Christmas cracker type thing made from greaseproof paper, the fruit was wrapped in the middle with brown sugar and cinnamon, this had been warmed through in the oven [enough to scorch the paper] then served by splitting open the `cracker’ and putting ice cream in. I like good ideas like that which are simple but effective.
And so life in France begins…off to get croissants for breakfast….!!
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