Belle Ile The Beach
Belle Ile the Citadelle
Belle Ile before the crush
090621 Vannes to Belle-Ile
On leaving Vannes we again travelled the Gulf of Morbihan and reached 11 knots over the ground.
Again this involved negotiating our way through the Passage de la Teignouse with it’s rocks and light houses and navigation marks. The sail to Belle Ile was smooth and sunny and we approached the port of Le Palais anticipating having to moor off but with in the body of the harbour, we would have to use the inflatable. The mooring person was off great assistance while we tried to moor stern into the harbour wall and bow to a mooring buoy. We were close to a ladder but we still had to use the inflatable to reach the ladder but we at least had not to use the engine. The area was fairly tight so the crew could not demonstrate their rowing skills.
Had to walk the Citadel walls for some distance until we could access the beach for a swim but the walk was worth the effort.
