August 2024
Sailing into seriously tidal seas
Our next passage plan was ‘around Cap de la Hague to somewhere on the western side of the Contentin Peninsula, possibly Diélette’. How very [...]
Two invasions in one day
Off to Bayeux by train By train Bayeux is an hour or so through low hilly countryside from Cherbourg. Here we intended to pay [...]
The French markets
Fruit and veggies with flavour! Also in Cherbourg, whilst looking for a boulangerie (bakery) for croissants and baguettes, we ran into our first marché [...]
Different experiences in Cherbourg
Our first French washing machine From Tatihou, the hop around Cap Levi to Cherbourg was about 40 nm, with a forecast of light to [...]
Meeting Vauban for the first time
After two nights at îles de Saint Marcouf, we set sail just after lunch for île de Tatihou, a short distance up the coast. [...]