> Vendredi should have been the last race from Cherbourg to St Vaast - but with the fleet bar 1 yacht(!) still holed up in Dielette and the it still blowin' well, Fri was declared a day off! After a late start it was decided St Vaast did have to be done - only this time by bus! The 2€ bus was the best 2€ I've spent in ages - the villages and scenery east of Cherbourg were impressive - very reminiscent of western Cornwall & worth a rtn visit. St Vaast it's self is an archetypal French fishing port that's developed to accommodate leisure boating. The tidal range is impressive and parking your fishing boat against the wall outside the harbour needs to be done with care - unlike this skipper who used his guard rails as frangible fenders as he settled against the wall - oops! The town is also renown for it's oysters - and despite there nit being an 'r' in the month - I can vouch they taste good with a verre du vin blank!!
> Just off St V is the small islet and fort of Tatihou (
http://www.tatihou.manche.fr/) My grasp of French wasn't good enough to give a complete history but it appeared to be a fort from years gone by and despite being only a click of 2 off shore it has its on micro ecosystem and a Nature Reserve. It's worth a visit - if only to experience the floating bus!
> Friday was also our last night in France so we celebrated with a trip to La Scuba bar with it's almost legendary (with prev crews on this yacht) sticklebric darts board. The pic below shows Chris - prev Prime Evil Sticklebric darts champion getting friendly with the locals...!?
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