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We took the opportunity to hire a car for a few days in Lorient and
explored the surrounding area as far as Vannes and Concarneau.
We stumbled across the small town of Josselin along the way
and discovered a beautiful medieval town and large chateau.
Our journey south took us to Pornichet and Port Joinville on
ille D’Yeau where we spent a few days. We were privileged to share the
pontoon
with a piece of sailing history as Bernard Moitessier’s
“Joshua” tied up behind us. It is worth pondering how sailing
history would have been
changed had Moitessier carried on in the race to become the
first man to sail single handed and non stop around the world instead of
Robin Knox Johnson!
We spent a couple of days in Les Sables D’Olonne and were
given a berth on the Vendee Globe Pontoon. The town is gearing up for this
years race and there
are large displays of the 16 confirmed entries. We have now
moved on to La Rochelle and are in the basin des Chalutiers
in the centre of the town. A great place with lots happening so will stay a few
days before making the trip across southern Biscay to NW Spain
