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Spellbinder
Sun 10 Jun 2007 21:50
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Ashore Saturday morning at Locmaria in
search of coffee and croissants. As we stood outside the Maison Ivre cafe,
a lady leaned out of the upstairs window and offered to open for us. A
delightful Liverpool lady called Rowena Clarke who had been on the island
20 years, and made fantastic puppet figures, and excellent paintings which
adorned the walls. After coffee we went to a little boulangerie for bread and
croissants.Finally set sail after 1200 in very light wind. After a while,
noticed a tapping sound on the hull. Stopped and discovered a small fishing
float that was making the noise, attached to a long nylon line that was
apparently wrapped around the keel. Could not dislodge it, so secured the
ends and sailed on to Sauzon on Belle Isle. There we launched the dinghy, and
eventually managed to cut the line free.
Sailed from Sauzon on Sunday morning, after a trip
ashore for provisions.Beating against a force 3 easterly, we managed an
enjoyable 3 1/2 hour sail to Ile Houat, picking up a visitors buoy off the
little port of St Gildas.Late lunch, and then a visit by a French customs launch
to inspect our papers, before a lovely evening walk on the island, a beautiful
spot with magnificent sandy bays.
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