Today, we have decided to make a daytrip to Nantes. The morning greets us with bright sunshine and the crew launch our dinghy “Trudelutt” to go into town and buy food. They finally find a good store and make it in time back before the tide has left the harbour that dries out completely.

After a nice and long breakfast, we walk up to the train station and buy tickets. Nantes is an hour train ride away and we pass through wine yards as we continue up river Loire. We got a tourist map and that map has a suggested path that we decide to follow. It first brings us into a nice park with sculptures.

 

 

We continue the walk and notice that there is a green line painted on the street so we go for the easy way and fold up the map. Good idea but at some point, the painter must have decided to go his own way so we end up far from the intended route. We decide to go old school and pick out the map and get back on track and celebrate that with some great galettes.

We have a look at the castle before we head back to the train station to catch the last train back to Pornic. When we come back, the tide has once again filled the harbor and it looks nice again. We have a recommendation for a restaurant called Le Jardin de L’Olivier. It is packed inside but we decide to take the risk of a rain and sit outside. Good choice – the owner and the rest of the staff are fun and the food was really made with passion. As we leave, our tips gets confirmed not with a bell but a blow of a horn. Definitely a place to revisit! We go back to the boat and review the days we have had as well as plan for tomorrows trip.