Saturday Arrival

27c - in need of some shade

A very chirpy, but busy, crew member told us that the Friday night crossing to St Malo was completely sold out - every cabin, every seat sold -1600 passengers, And I'd say with an adult to child ratio of about 1:3. Our own cabin was on deck 2, that is to say two decks below where we parked the car!
However the dinner in the restaurant was as reliable as ever and the entertainment in the bar served to pass enough time before hitting our berths beneath the decks.

Arrival was on-time and processing through Border Control took no time at all so we were soon bowling along on a bright and sunny morning. It is hard to imagine a better transit from the port to Nantilly and we unlocked the front door at a couple of minutes before midday and immediately set about putting out the garden furniture in the back yard and creating a bit of shade.

The afternoon soon passed, with "opening  up" the house, a trip to the local Ecofrais for some catering essentials and a look-in at the French Open tennis (via the TV). Late afternoon we headed out for a quick recce of the vicinity. Esnandes was the first stop, mostly to get some cash at the ATM by the Coop. Down to check out Viviers were we came across a great melee of people. We had seen a notice about some event in Esnandes and it turned our to be a rowing competiton, conducted along side catering, bouncy castles and a mini vide grenier. All of this happening at the shore, right by Viviers - whose new shop is now open and doing a roaring trade in "regional products".
Day one, brilliant weather, concluded with a barbecue and an early night.