The deed is done. (Almost!)

[ToMo]

House sold - move out Wednesday
Boat Survey completed last Saturday - No horrid shocks.
Deposit paid. - Now let some buggar pinch it!
All thats needed now is all the dosh to pay for this madness!!!
Keep yer pinkies and tootsies crossed folks - need all the help we can get!

TôMö

 

[DepSol]

Good Luck let me know when you are coming to Guernsey.

Dom

I am boating again ;-)

 

[aztec]

congratulations, i'm glad it's all going well now. sorry but not had too much time to catch up, iv'e found your number so i'll give you a ring soon.

best wishes, steve.

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[cynthia]

Good for you. We've just emerged from all that madness, we even had to rent a house for 3 months because ours sold so quickly and we still had to work a short time.

All our plans have slowed down. Suddenly we realise it doesn't matter if we spend months getting down to the Med. - we now have months to do it! Been 'free' for 5 weeks now, and only got as far as La Rochelle, should have been in the Portugese and Spanish Rias, but expect they will still be there and just as lovely when we do finally arrive!

Hope you enjoy your new life.

 

[summerwind]

How are you finding La Rochelle?

I am considering over-wintering there. Are you in the marina or in the old port?

What are you using for your internet connection, a French ISP or a British one?

(Sorry about all the questions

 

[ToMo]

Thanks for all your good wishes, we are doing things fairly slowly so willl give further news as it progresses, if Folk are interested.

TôMö

 

[cynthia]

La Rochelle

We're berthed in the Port de Minimes and have decided to winter the boat there. I'm cheating being on this board, because we bought a small house here in France where we intend to spend the winter months, then sail for 6 months each summer.

La Rochelle is fine, the marina is massive, but well sheltered. Sailing grounds are OK, although some of the island marinas have limited tidal access, it gives time to explore ashore. Little to the south, until we complete the Biscay crossing next April. The islands to the north: Yeu, Belle Isle etc are very pleasant. We haven't had any problems getting berths, and some of the anchorages are good.

Currently using aol because we have it at the house. Access to the net is good at La Rochelle, free in the Capitainerie. Can't currently connect the mobile phone to the laptop as Nokia haven't yet cracked the XP link. A bit frustrating really, but we should have been a bit more selective when we bought a new mobile.

Happy to answer any more questions.