Christmas Cruise, December 2004
15/12/04 23:50
Sunset over the Solent, hot food and
convivial company, a short but effective AGM and a rather longer
evening in the bar to the accompaniment of live musicians, good
beer and warm hearted companions.
Morning broke to a rather grey day in Brittany but what the heck. We were in France and all St Malo had to offer was ours. Cassolet for lunch, hypermarket and then the romantic Rance river and its tidal dam for sight seeing, were followed by the Aquarium and a ride in a real submarine below the fishy waters.
Evening aboard and back to our own personal cabins where we had left bags and cases ready to fill with the contraband (not really Mr Customs man), and the best meal I personally have ever seen on a ferry. None of your long queues and pie & Mash, fish & chips or bacon butty; but the full flavoursome French cuisine. What a spread! First course a magnificent sea food buffet, the choice was mouthwatering. Second course choices between fish, meat and veggie served in a typical French style, I hardly had any room for dessert.
More convivial drinks and toast to absent sailors at 9 o’clock, drinks all round and back to our cabins for the best night sleep (or indigestion) imaginable.
Dawn saw us in Portsmouth with bright sunlight and a leisurely drive home to unpack the goodies.
If you missed it you missed a treat, try to come along next year.
Morning broke to a rather grey day in Brittany but what the heck. We were in France and all St Malo had to offer was ours. Cassolet for lunch, hypermarket and then the romantic Rance river and its tidal dam for sight seeing, were followed by the Aquarium and a ride in a real submarine below the fishy waters.
Evening aboard and back to our own personal cabins where we had left bags and cases ready to fill with the contraband (not really Mr Customs man), and the best meal I personally have ever seen on a ferry. None of your long queues and pie & Mash, fish & chips or bacon butty; but the full flavoursome French cuisine. What a spread! First course a magnificent sea food buffet, the choice was mouthwatering. Second course choices between fish, meat and veggie served in a typical French style, I hardly had any room for dessert.
More convivial drinks and toast to absent sailors at 9 o’clock, drinks all round and back to our cabins for the best night sleep (or indigestion) imaginable.
Dawn saw us in Portsmouth with bright sunlight and a leisurely drive home to unpack the goodies.
If you missed it you missed a treat, try to come along next year.