Today is the last part of the trip. We will make a short sail and arrive to Les Sables d’Olonne in the afternoon. The weather is perfect and we get a nice sailing day down to the final destination.

Nice day ahead!

Meeting another boat in the sun

Entering Les Sables d’Olonne brings back nice memories of when we sailed Melody up to Sweden. Coming into the harbour entrance it feels as we left yesterday. It is a city very much centered around it’s beach and yachting. Here is the start and finish for the Vendee Globe – the one-man around the world race.

Coming closer to Les Sables d’Olonne

Entrance to Les Sables d’Olonne

At last, back at the marina guest bridge

The smallest boat that have completed the Vendee Globe route

In 2007, we saw Melody for the first time. She was sitting on the front of the delivery pontoon. Seing the new Lagoons bring the memories back and it feels good to take a look at the new ones.

The Lagoon delivery pontoon. In May 2007, this is where we picked up Melody!

A brand new 2016 Lagoon 380 to be delivered

We go into the port office and get a berth and walk up to town. The marina is on the other end of the channel so we need to take the ferry to get into town. We take a look at the restaurants and decide to go for a mic of seafood and meat. Good choice, the food is nice and we have a good evening. Afterwards, we walk around old town, sipping in the energy and visit the beach.

The Port Olona Marina

The city marina

The beach