Woke up to grey skies which turned into drizzle; however, when it stopped everything dried off very quickly so no problem. Yesterday was another sunny day, but with a stronger wind so we did a shorter ride round the middle of the island and visited the sites there including an old castle on the cliff edge.
The most common means of transport is the bicycle and there are stacks of them at the shops, beaches and anywhere else that people go. Bike trailers are also common with either shopping, children or one occasion a dinghy on them. The beaches are all fantastic.
On the way back we went passed one of the fishmongers on the island and were amazed at the range and quality of fish on display, so today we went back and got fresh tuna for our evening meal.
Today has been a catch up day. We found that if we rubbed the cover on the lazy forestay with beeswax then the storm jib hanks will slide up it OK. We also did the penultimate fitting of the trysail (I am going to have to work out a seperate halyard for it), so we can now deploy storm sails.
What you can see behind the trysail is the frames for our deck tent folded back with a canvas over them which we use as an awning.
Tomorrow we are aiming to leave for the Ille-de-Re. The anchorages and ports there are generally drying so we are going to have to do some tidal calculations rather than just roll up!
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