We had a bit of engine trouble on the friday we were due to leave Crouesty to head for the Villaine - there were a number of 'discussions' between the skipper and his crew but eventually common-sense prevailed and we had a visit from a mechanic who sorted the problem in double quick time so we were able to leave the marina in great haste in order to get to the Villaine that evening - for once the wind was in our favour and we had a fantastic sail all the way to the mouth of the river. Unfortunately there were loads of yachts waiting to get through the lock when we arrived so we decided that the best move was to leave them to it and we transited the lock at our leisure the following morning.
We spent a couple of very peaceful days in the river before Andrew and Annie arrived last wednesday to take charge of Cabernet for their 10 day holiday. Skipper sailed with them to Arradon over a couple of days - I was charged with taking the car! They had a chaotic transit of the lock at Arzal with boats everywhere but were not put off at all by this - even the Force 6-7 up to Crouesty didnt put them off so we left them to their own devices on Friday afternoon and made our way to Calais.
We arrived home much earlier than expected on the saturday morning after getting on a friday evening ferry. We return to France on 24th August for the last stage of our trip. We're hoping to revisit Belle Ille, Piriac and of course make a last visit to the Morbihan before seeing Cabernet settled at Foleux for the winter.
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