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Marina du Moulin Blanc
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Around the Rue Moufftarde nearby was a dazzling display of food in shops and stalls. Bread, wine and faith may go a long way, but the other stuff is nice as well. My wee man with the fingersticks reminds us of the need for circuses too! Eh bien, 10 Euro on the Ryanair bus from Porte Maillot next day took us to Beauvais, for our 40 Euro flight to Shannon. If things go on like this, the Biddies will be doing their Christmas shopping in Paris. It's a whole new ball-game! |
| On Easter night I was heading back to France with Fiona and our Matthew, this time on the Roscoff ferry from Cork. After arriving on a very sleepy early Easter morning, we enjoyed breakfast and Mass in that pleasant town before heading on for Brest. Back at the Marina du Moulin Blanc, things were equally sleepy on Easter Monday morning, in the line of work. No such thing as getting the sails I left in to be repaired till the Tuesday. All the sailing shops around the Marina closed too, even the Centre Municipal de Voile, another impressive bit of French socialism. Rows of wee boats and every facility for taking nippers sailing; it seems everyone gets a chance to do it in those parts. |  |
| But I'm glad the French still take their holidays seriously, many of them just out strolling around en famille. It was great to join them in the nearby gardens. Still, at least one bloke found something more important to do, catching shrimps on the big spring ebbs. He has a smashing wee vivier tank in tow! | |
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