Tuesday 11th October - We had breakfast in the old farm house where we were staying. It was raining after breakfast but as it cleared slightly we took a short walk with the umbrella down the hill to overlook the city a bit more. I don’t think we have ever been here without rain!
Then off to find fuel at Carrefour - none there! - then onto the ferry port for a protracted checkin and boarding process. We arrived about 12 and we finally boarded about 1.50. The boat is the Salamanca, launched in 2021. Nice cabin and a super boat overall. Vastly superior to our other two ferries. We also had taken Club lounge access so had a bit of lunch and wine, then spent the afternoon sitting on the deck in the sunshine - the weather was much better when we left the coast. Chatted to a couple who gave an apartment in L’Estartit - Marlyn and Keith - nice folks.
Old folks asleep on deck..the cruising life!
Back to the lounge for drinks and nibbles at 5.30 and dinner at 7.40. A very good quality dinner. We are very impressed with Brittany Ferries. After dinner we went back to watch one of the films from the Ferry Library. An mostly indolent day!
Wednesday 12th October - a day much the same. Breakfast, lunch and a bit of dinner before we got off the boat, walks along the deck to get the step count up. The weather got greyer as we came into the Channel, and the ships became more frequent. We docked at 8.45pm and were on our way through customs etc by 9.30pm. An Ibis In Portsmouth and bed.
