M. Gosselin

Prior to our visit to St Vaast, ever body that we spoke to mentioned two things: the oysters and Maison Gosselin. The oysters are available in every restaurant in this area. Ann tried one a couple of nights ago but, judging by the 'what do I do with this now' look on here face will not be repeating this gastronomic treat.

M. Gosselin's Epicerie fine & cave renommee (see web site) is well worth a visit. If you like excellent food and wine, it is well worth a visit. However, allow plenty of time to explore the many rooms and admire both the range of products and how they are displayed. Fortunately, when we reached the till we were able to arrange for them to give both our large box of goodies and ourselves a lift back to the boat.

St Vaast-La-Hougue

St Vaast is a very challenging but interesting place to visit. The challenge is that the entry dries out totally below half tide. If you miss the tidal gate you do not get in. The weather at 6:30 am looked better than it had for several days. By 08:30 we were nervously on our way. Why nervously? For two reasons. Firstly, would the change of filters cure the problem? Secondly, if we had to slow down too much we would miss the tidal window.

Once we left the inner harbour I gave the engines maximum revs to see if they would hold up under load. They did so we continued. Needless to say, I was watching the engine revs nervously for most of the journey but we arrived in plenty of time and moored up at a visitors pontoon near the entrance. The lock gate can just be seen behind Jomima and our bikes.

St Vaast is a lovely place and well worth a visit if you are in the area.