18th September
We didn’t rush! Enjoyed showers, which were free for a change [often they are as much as 2 euros each I.e. £1.50!] Paul got the bikes out and revved up ready for action! First stop was the supermarket…but here lunch is a 3 hour event so they were closed until 3.30!!!
We set off to explore the island…and this turned out to be absolutely wonderful!! We left a very windy marina and crossed the island on a `Chemin Cyclable’ which took us through woods which were littered with beautiful white houses with red pan tiled roofs and brightly painted shutters. On the other side of the island, we found tiny beaches between the rocks which were totally sheltered - wow! We chatted to a lady who advised us to look at La Meulle - this is a tiny harbour with a light house on one side and a tiny white chapel on the other…a possible for Havorn another time!?
The wind had dropped a bit the next morning and was forecast to drop even further, so we set off at about lunchtime. It was very lively sailing at first - 25/26knots of wind, but with 2 reefs a tiny bit of genoa and on a broad reach, we romped along, often topping 7knots on the log [8knots s.o.g.] The forecast was right and by the time we were a few miles off we were able to shake out all the sails - probably the best sail so far this trip!!!
We went into Les Sables d`Olonnes. This is home to the Vendee Global so it has a huge marina full of `speed machines’ - interesting but not really our scene.
We set off to explore the island…and this turned out to be absolutely wonderful!! We left a very windy marina and crossed the island on a `Chemin Cyclable’ which took us through woods which were littered with beautiful white houses with red pan tiled roofs and brightly painted shutters. On the other side of the island, we found tiny beaches between the rocks which were totally sheltered - wow! We chatted to a lady who advised us to look at La Meulle - this is a tiny harbour with a light house on one side and a tiny white chapel on the other…a possible for Havorn another time!?
The wind had dropped a bit the next morning and was forecast to drop even further, so we set off at about lunchtime. It was very lively sailing at first - 25/26knots of wind, but with 2 reefs a tiny bit of genoa and on a broad reach, we romped along, often topping 7knots on the log [8knots s.o.g.] The forecast was right and by the time we were a few miles off we were able to shake out all the sails - probably the best sail so far this trip!!!
We went into Les Sables d`Olonnes. This is home to the Vendee Global so it has a huge marina full of `speed machines’ - interesting but not really our scene.
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