{"id":88,"date":"2025-01-28T21:42:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2025-04-15T10:27:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T08:27:29","slug":"jour-24-padstow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/jour-24-padstow\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 24, Padstow, Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Saturday 14<sup>th<\/sup> September<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1294\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nous-prenons-le-coffre-de-la-RNLI.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1294\" class=\"image-a-droite wp-image-1294 size-medium\" title=\"We catch the RNLI mooring buoy\" src=\"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nous-prenons-le-coffre-de-la-RNLI-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"We catch the RNLI mooring buoy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nous-prenons-le-coffre-de-la-RNLI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nous-prenons-le-coffre-de-la-RNLI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nous-prenons-le-coffre-de-la-RNLI.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We catch the RNLI mooring buoy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is 9am, we arrive too early for the opening of the harbour gates.<\/p>\n<p>The harbour master authorises us to moor temporarily at the RNLI buoy (the British equivalent of the french SNSM) .<\/p>\n<p>At 1.30pm, we finally enter the charming port of <em><strong>Padstow<\/strong><\/em>.<br \/>\nThe harbour master&#8217;s instructions are clear: &#8220;<em>Moor at ladder 7 !<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the moorings are at the bottom of a wall, from where you can access the town by numbered ladders.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1295\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dans-le-port-de-Padstow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1295\" class=\"image-a-gauche wp-image-1295 size-medium\" title=\"In Padstow Harbour\" src=\"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dans-le-port-de-Padstow-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"In Padstow Harbour\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dans-le-port-de-Padstow-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dans-le-port-de-Padstow-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dans-le-port-de-Padstow.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Padstow Harbour<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have trouble locating the said ladder, but, ironically, the harbour master comes to help me by VHF: &#8220;<em>Ladder 7\u00a0 is between ladder 6 and ladder 8 !<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>We finally find it, the harbour master welcome is cordial, and the joke is never far away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1296\" style=\"width: 179px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/An-Englishman-in-Padstow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1296\" class=\"image-a-droite wp-image-1296 size-medium\" title=\"An Englishman in Padstow\" src=\"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/An-Englishman-in-Padstow-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"An Englishman in Padstow\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/An-Englishman-in-Padstow-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/An-Englishman-in-Padstow.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Englishman in Padstow<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After a well-deserved shower, we spend a relaxing afternoon, with a walk in this pretty town, where we have the opportunity to meet a few authentic English people!<\/p>\n<p>At the end of this leisurely walk, bathed in the euphoria of the summer weather and the letting go that accompanies the completion of each crossing, we obviously conclude with a beer in a port pub.<\/p>\n<p>We have our evening meal on board, and prepare to regain our strength for the next day, in order to be ready for a tourism day without sailing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/leblanc.pl\/paradox_en\/jour-25-padstow-newquay-et-le-knickerbockerglory\/\"><em>to be continued<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday 14th September &nbsp; It is 9am, we arrive too early for the opening of the harbour gates. The harbour master authorises us to moor temporarily at the RNLI buoy (the British equivalent of the french SNSM) . 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