23 August - Another cracking day out

Thursday 23 August

 

The widest that Cherbourg can handle

Today’s excitement was an inspection visit to “Lascia Fare”.

Lascia Fare - a good bit wider

This was a good experience, but the bottom line was that this particular boat would not be suitable. She was designed to have a professional crew, and the living arrangements on board were completely impractical. The galley was microscopic, there was no proper dining area, and  the stairways were far too steep.  The beam of 5.6 metres meant that the nearest haul-out would be in Granville.  (Cherbourg maximum is 5 m ).  Basically, she seemed sound, but there was a lot of superficial neglect.

 All of this was discussed first over coffees at “La Fontaine”, and afterwards at dinner in  “La Regence”, before having an evening stroll on the town. 

 

 

Dinner at "La Regence"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The town authorities, perhaps to keep up business during the dead holiday season, had sealed off the main quay for a “Night Market”.  The market itself was a something-or-nothing patchy affair, but at each end, there was live music.

 



The string quartet (and a spectator)

Just outside “The Point” was a very good guitar duo playing standard rock, while at the pavement at the infamous “Bar Yalta” was a four-piece jazz string quartet doing great justice to Django Reinhart. A cracking day out, Grommet!