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A Day Off The Boat Exploring in the Golfe du Morbihan, France! | DrakeParagon Sailing
September 13, 2025 · 14 min · 2K views · Port Navalo, Golfe du Morbihan
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Drake and Monique take a day ashore from their Westsail 42 in the Golfe du Morbihan, France, dingying to the pier at Port Navalo and timing their departure and return around a tidal range of roughly eight feet — the dinghy grounds out at low water, so they plan to return at 4 p.m. when the tide restores enough depth.▶ 2:19 Navigating the dinghy into the pier, they follow a local work vessel from Vans to avoid a charted zero-foot shoal.▶ 1:40 Ashore, they walk two miles along a pedestrian path to the town of Baden to find a SIM card, stopping first at a bakery where Drake buys a baguette, pain de campagne, a ham-and-cheese croissant, and a tomato-sausage tart.▶ 5:11 The walk passes a boatyard visible through trees and a closed-looking town center that opens into a street market with cheese, meat, vegetable, and bread vendors.▶ 7:49 Drake reflects on the practical approach to the language barrier: opening in French with an apology for not speaking it, then attempting French phrases, which consistently prompts locals to offer English rather than refusing to engage.▶ 10:16 He also notes the complete absence of residential solar panels in the area, attributing it to France's heavy reliance on nuclear power.▶ 12:51
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