Returning to France

We had a great winter in Spain, but that is another story. We then went back to England visiting family and friends. Then we caught the Portsmouth Caen Ferry in Sunday 3rd April. Earlier than we had planned. We could not stand the cold and the traffic any more.

I had booked us into a hotel just outside Redon which turned out to be so great we booked a second night so we could have a swim in their pool. It was an Yves Rocher Eco hotel in La Gacilly called La Gree des Landes.  This was the view from our room.

This was the view of the boat when we arrived back.

Looked a bit grim, with lots of "Redon Rain"accumulated in the cover.

Surprisingly the inside was just as we left it, thanks to some low wattage heaters and the cover.

We had to make another trip to Spain to sort out the apartment we had bought (this is part of the other story), but on our return we took the first break in the wind and rain to get our new sail cover up, and Scallywag was starting to look good again.

We were nearly ready to go South and find the sun.