The bikes are out again.
Tuesday morning was hot and sunny and our mission was to see more of this area.
St. Vaast La Hougue is a peninsular forming two bays - one very shallow even at high tide and one more open to the sea and deeper.
There are two distinctive forts - one on the end of the peninsular and one on the island of Taitou.
We cycled to the first one and found it to have a moat round it !!
It is used by the military - no access.
We cycled out of town towards the mainland to try and find access to the oyster beds which stretch over a massive area but we didn't find the access - never mind - the exercise was good.
With sore bums we headed for the marina restaurant for a splash out lunch !
Pate and salad
The meal was superb !
Starters of a rough pate and salad for Jackie and six oysters No.2 (medium small ones) for me - all with brown bread and house white wine from a jug - which tasted like Muscadet - perfect.
Main course was a Pappilote of salmon with Julien vegetables for Jackie - ( all cooked in a cellophane bag to seal in the flavours) - and a very fresh crab for me - they had all the right tools and it was presented just right on a crab shaped plate and not dressed too much - perfect!!
For desert we shared a cold bread and butter pudding with cold custard - lovely.
The sort of meal I dream about while covered in sawdust at work.
The afternoon saw Jackie off to the beach on the bike for a swim and I got on with some jobs -
Unbolt the saloon table - raise the floor boards and mop up 3/4 of a bucket of water left over from a leak - now sealed up.
Then on with scraping the rubbing strake and toe rails ready for oiling once they are dry - now almost finished - we might turn Blazer round tomorrow to let me reach the last bits.
This job is messy but easier here with pontoon access and I have found it to be quicker scraping the teak wet through - yes me and the wood!!
Jackie watched a very poor dubbed film in the evening.
A lovely day in hot sunshine.
We plan to stay tomorrow - Wednesday - plan the trip to Cherbourg - very strong tides around the top of the peninsular and it the weather is good - set off Thursday.
Mike and Jackie Smethurst.
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