France Trip Day 5: Sailing into the Gironde

Monday, June 12: Morning Sail, Afternoon Excursion,Citadel of Blaye

I repeated my morning workout but couldn't do yoga on the roof deck because our early morning departure and sailing resulted in rather windy conditions. However, I did capture some great images on the brilliant sunrise.

We followed a similar routine of breakfast around 8:30am and lunch at 12pm. With no morning presentations today, the three of us relaxed in the bar lounge, read for a bit, checked email, played cards, and enjoyed the interesting scenery along the banks of the Gironde as we entered the estuary, particular noting the caves and houses carved out of the rocks and the fishing shacks built on stilts out over the river.

After lunch, we all headed around 2pm to the tour bus for our afternoon excursion, which included a walking tour of the citadel of Blaye. The weather wasn't quite as cooperative by the afternoon, so we were glad to have our umbrellas with us for some protection. And Mr. E's mom's hat was helpful, too!

We returned to the boat in late afternoon and had some time to rest and go for a walk through part of the town before dinner at 7:30pm. I again decided to skip the evening entertainment in the lounge, while Mr. E and his mom stayed up a bit later.