Pornic 2025
After Wednesday nights sunset it should not have been a surprise to see the morning sunrise also being spectacular so I took a photo. We had to be in a marina today(Friday) because Dave has a day off and I need to cover for him. Sadly there is no 3G service of usable marina wifi in Quiberon (Our first choice) so I had to make a decision on where to go. We could have gone back to La Trinite as the service there was good but it is nice to go somewhere else.
We left Houat around 6:30 and the sun was just rising and it was a bit disappointing because there was very little winds and so this was a rare time this holiday when we have had to use the motor. We motor-sailed which shortens the time but also reduces fuel consumption. The good news is that we were paid a visit by huge dolphins not the small ones or perhaps porpoises that we often get these were up to seven feet long.
When we arrived I called the harbour master and blow me down we were given exactly the same berth as last year. We were soon tied up and once I hade been to the office and paid the fee and I caught up with the blog and made sure I was prepared for working the next day, Linda did some reading. then we went to the beach (Sorry no photo's), soon we realised it was getting late and we had better get back to the boat and then we were off to the town for a walk. Time was marching on so we would need to get a move on or we would be eating really late.
We walked into the town and it is a lovely historic place deprived of good restaurants except one (thank you via Michelin) the light began to drop and the town takes on a different appearance entirely. We stopped at the L'Orangerie and booked a table for the following evening. As we reached the bottom end of the town the thought of going back tot he boat and cooking was too much and so we sat down in a quayside Creperie and ordered a bottle of Cidré and two galettes, this was a sensible decision for neither of us was very hungry.
The next day I worked all day from 9am until 6pm whilst Linda spruced the boat and did the washing. Whilst the phones were not that busy there were enough emails to keep me busy all day and prevent me from sending out a marketing email to customers.
That evening we went to L'Orangerie and we had "The Chef's Choice" six courses where each course is a secret and we have to guess what the chef has coked for us. We ate outside as there were no inside tables left and that was fine, in fact it was better in many ways. The evening was really warm and balmy and it took the entire evening to get through the meal and it was perfect. Nothing was rushed we just enjoyed ourselves and let the atmosphere waft over us. In truth the food was good but not gourmet, but it didn't matter we had such a wonderful time.
We left Houat around 6:30 and the sun was just rising and it was a bit disappointing because there was very little winds and so this was a rare time this holiday when we have had to use the motor. We motor-sailed which shortens the time but also reduces fuel consumption. The good news is that we were paid a visit by huge dolphins not the small ones or perhaps porpoises that we often get these were up to seven feet long.
When we arrived I called the harbour master and blow me down we were given exactly the same berth as last year. We were soon tied up and once I hade been to the office and paid the fee and I caught up with the blog and made sure I was prepared for working the next day, Linda did some reading. then we went to the beach (Sorry no photo's), soon we realised it was getting late and we had better get back to the boat and then we were off to the town for a walk. Time was marching on so we would need to get a move on or we would be eating really late.
We walked into the town and it is a lovely historic place deprived of good restaurants except one (thank you via Michelin) the light began to drop and the town takes on a different appearance entirely. We stopped at the L'Orangerie and booked a table for the following evening. As we reached the bottom end of the town the thought of going back tot he boat and cooking was too much and so we sat down in a quayside Creperie and ordered a bottle of Cidré and two galettes, this was a sensible decision for neither of us was very hungry.
The next day I worked all day from 9am until 6pm whilst Linda spruced the boat and did the washing. Whilst the phones were not that busy there were enough emails to keep me busy all day and prevent me from sending out a marketing email to customers.
That evening we went to L'Orangerie and we had "The Chef's Choice" six courses where each course is a secret and we have to guess what the chef has coked for us. We ate outside as there were no inside tables left and that was fine, in fact it was better in many ways. The evening was really warm and balmy and it took the entire evening to get through the meal and it was perfect. Nothing was rushed we just enjoyed ourselves and let the atmosphere waft over us. In truth the food was good but not gourmet, but it didn't matter we had such a wonderful time.
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The author retrieving the anchor -
Tide up nicely -
All dressed for the evening -
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The office - with telephone