15th September
The anchorage at Ille Groix looked so snug on the chart; it was indeed quite sheltered, but this did not allow for the Atlantic swell which seems able to be reflected into everywhere!!!
After a rather disturbed night [ Paul did not come to bed at all!!] we continued southwards to Belle Ille. We opted for Sauzon which was definitely the right choice!! It was a pleasant change to pick up a mooring buoy, instead of a marina pontoon. Sauzon is beautiful! The moorings are in trots with boats moored fore and aft. From the mooring it was a few metres drift/row/swim ashore [Dom being the swimmer, attracting a little crowd of spectators!!] We enjoyed a rather strenuous walk along the cliff path, to the lighthouse; a laze in the sun; and a return walk by road [a much shorter route!!]. It was such a warm evening and we sat in the cockpit, eating supper…until very late!!
The next day was cloudless, windless….a perfect day for a dinghy trip!! We stuck our noses into various coves, then settled for a lovely beach. Spent the rest of the day on the beach - reading, sunning, swimming, snorkelling. Whist swimming, I watched a kingfisher busily flying in and out of a cave very close to me - perhaps still feeding?? I tend to forget that they like shorelines as well as rivers - it was so beautiful!
So after a lazy day it was time to stir ourselves. We wanted to make Ille d’Yeu our next stop, some 50 miles away. We made a fairly early start [8ish!!] and enjoyed a lovely comfortable trip - some motoring but mostly sailing. This time we saw only 4 or 5 porpoises, but they came very close and actually swam alongside the boat for a while! We went into the marina at Joinville.
After a rather disturbed night [ Paul did not come to bed at all!!] we continued southwards to Belle Ille. We opted for Sauzon which was definitely the right choice!! It was a pleasant change to pick up a mooring buoy, instead of a marina pontoon. Sauzon is beautiful! The moorings are in trots with boats moored fore and aft. From the mooring it was a few metres drift/row/swim ashore [Dom being the swimmer, attracting a little crowd of spectators!!] We enjoyed a rather strenuous walk along the cliff path, to the lighthouse; a laze in the sun; and a return walk by road [a much shorter route!!]. It was such a warm evening and we sat in the cockpit, eating supper…until very late!!
The next day was cloudless, windless….a perfect day for a dinghy trip!! We stuck our noses into various coves, then settled for a lovely beach. Spent the rest of the day on the beach - reading, sunning, swimming, snorkelling. Whist swimming, I watched a kingfisher busily flying in and out of a cave very close to me - perhaps still feeding?? I tend to forget that they like shorelines as well as rivers - it was so beautiful!
So after a lazy day it was time to stir ourselves. We wanted to make Ille d’Yeu our next stop, some 50 miles away. We made a fairly early start [8ish!!] and enjoyed a lovely comfortable trip - some motoring but mostly sailing. This time we saw only 4 or 5 porpoises, but they came very close and actually swam alongside the boat for a while! We went into the marina at Joinville.
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