August 27, 2008 - Bay of Biscay & onwards |
18/19 August are spent in the pretty city of Gijon. Very Spanish and no Brits to
be seen. We get the yacht stored and prepared for the Bay of Biscay trip.
Catherine being a Biscay virgin is asking questions like, how big are the waves
in the Bay. Our friend, Andy Spooner having warned her off with tales of wrecks
etc....
Andy Elson has to leave us for an urgent meeting back home so David
takes up engineering duties with a brief from Andy at 6.45 am on the 20th. Andy
hopes to return, but when and where?
The Bay of Biscay is kind to us. In
fact, we have to motor for a third of the way. We see whales and dolphins again.
One school of dolphins staying off our bow for about an hour, which we take as a
good omen. Next stop France and more specifically Belle Isle. After 2 nights at
sea and some masterful cooking from David & Catherine, we arrive at Le Palais,
Belle Isle early on the 21st. We travel to the inner basin and through lock
gates. Very beautiful. We all fell in love with Belle Isle.
We were
keeping an eye on the weather and a good window for the channel crossing. Stops
followed in the French ports of Port de Crouesty on the 23nd, L'0rient on the
24rd and the beautiful estuary at Benodet on the 25th. We had fair weather and
fantastic sea food all the way. However, the Raz de Sein and the Chanel du Four
beckoned.
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Left UK in May 05 in our Moody Grenadier 44, summer in Med, then ARC 05. South from St Lucia to Venezuela by May 06. UK for some shore time. Back sailing Jan 07 Venezuela to Cuba, east coast US, then Mexico, Belize & Guatemala. March 08 Back across the Atlantic to UK via Bermuda & Azores.
Jem is now back in Berthon Lymington - hoping for a new owner?
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