| When | What | From | To | Distance | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/5 06:00 | Pick up Hulls and Wells | Winchester | Portsmouth | 0:30 | ||
| 22/5 06:50 | Check in | Portsmouth | 0:20 | |||
| 22/5 08:00 | Sail | Portsmouth | Caen | 6:00 | ||
| 22/5 15:00 | Drive to BLAISON-GOHIER | Caen | https://manoirdejouralem.com/ Manoir de Jouralem 1, Rue de Jouralem, 49320 BLAISON-GOHIER |
268 km | 3:30 | Avoiding motorways |
| 22/5 18:30 | Eat and be merry! | |||||
| 23/5 10:00 | Drive | Manoir de Jouralem 1, Rue de Jouralem, 49320 BLAISON-GOHIER |
ibis Styles Bordeaux Meriadeck Avenue du General Larminat, 54 rue Joseph Abria 33000 BORDEAUX FRANCE |
351 | 4:34 | Avoiding Motorways |
| 23/5 14:30 | Arrive | ibis Styles Bordeaux Meriadeck | ||||
| 23/5 - 25/5 | Explore | See https://www.lostinbordeaux.com/50-best-things-to-do-in-bordeaux/ See Bordeaux. Maybe do https://www.visiter-bordeaux.com/en/bordeaux-citypass.html?subid=Menu-BT? |
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| 25/5 09:30 | Drive | Bordeaux | Le Mas d'Agenais | 94 | 1:51 | Avoiding Tolls Stop for an hour at a supermarket on the way |
| 25/5 12:30 | Arrive & have lunch | Le Mas d'Agenais | Picnic? |
Locks are open and passable seven days a week from 09:00-19:00. Closed between 12:30 and 13:30 on the Canal du Garonne.
Le Boat suggests planning no more than 4 hours travelling per day.
| Date | What | From | To | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 25/5 15:00 | pick up boat | Le Mas d'Agenais | Buzet-sur-Blaise | 0:30? | Faffing Talk about security deposit. |
| Mon 25/5 15:30 | Travel | Le Mas d'Agenais | Buzet-sur-Blaise | 3:15 | No locks between Damazan & Buzet and it's 2:40 to get to Damazan. |
| Tue 26/5 AM | Wine tour | Buzet-sur-Blaise | Need to book +33 5 53 84 17 16 | ||
| Tue 26/5 PM | Travel | Buzet-sur-Blaise | Nerac | 4:00 | |
| Tue 26/5 PM | Explore | Nerac | |||
| Wed 27/5 | Nerac | Condom | 5:00 | ||
| Thu 28/5 | Condom | Moncrabeau | 2:00 | ||
| Fri 29/5 | Moncrabeau | Vianne | 5:15 | ||
| Fri 29/5 ?? | Explore | Vianne | |||
| Sat 30/5 10:00 | See the glass works? | Vianne | |||
| Sat 30/5 12:00 | Travel | Vianne | Le Mas d'Agenais | 5:00 | Maybe stop at Damazan for lunch? |
| Sat 30/5 18:00 | Arrive, eat, clean | Le Mas d'Agenais | |||
| Sun 1/6 09:00 | Drop off boat |
| Date | What | From | To | Distance | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6 10:00 | Travel | Le Mas d'Agenais- | Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France | 414 | 4:15 | |
| 1/6 | Picnic & Visit the abbey | |||||
| 1/6 PM | Arrive | |||||
| 1/6 PM | Travel | Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France | The Originals City, Hôtel Le Cheval Rouge, Tours Ouest 9, rue Principale, 37510 Villandry, France +33 (0)2 47 50 02 07 H3710FD@theoriginalshotels.com | |||
| 2/6 | Visit a castle! | Eat at https://www.letapegourmande.com/menu second night | How about https://www.chateauvillandry.fr/?lang=en | |||
| 3/6 | Travel | Villandry | Ouistreham | 3:08 via motorway | ||
| 3/6 14:30 | Check in | Caen Port | We might need to check in early in case of issues with the new passport control. | |||
| 3/6 16:30 | Sail | Caen | Portsmouth | 6:30 | ||
| 3/6 21:30 | Drive | Portsmouth | Winchester | |||
| 3/6 22:30 | Arrive Home |
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YOUR HOLIDAY
Booking Ref:
Start date: 25/05/2026
Start base: Le Mas d'Agenais
End date: 01/06/2026
End base: Le Mas d'Agenais
Boat type: Elegance
Before you vacate and hand back your boat, all customers must:
If you have not paid for an end-of-cruise cleaning service, you must also: