Not really prepared for what we faced next,  the cushions and bikes were still out on the foredeck, fenders still in their holders, but I did do my best to strap everything down and ensure the fenders where tied tight. We are pretty good at securing the interior now so that wasn't a problem.  As we reached the end of the Seine things started to get a little  bumpy, then gradually worse and the memories of our last Le Harve approach came flooding back, the only thing different this time is that is was light and sun was beaming down on us.  This didn't help though and we were forced to slow up and push on outbound until we could leave the buoyed channel and cross over to the harbour approach channel.  Argh, this was not nice, twice now we have managed to hit Le Harve with the wind in the wrong direction and gusts in excess of 20knots!!!  The outbound passage was lumpy, then very lumpy then very uncomfortable, best place (apart from the helm seat) was sitting on the deck at the rear of the saloon,  then it was power on while crossing between the channels to minimise the amount of roll and then a very unnerving following sea for us to "surf" toward the Harbour entrance!  

"Bouy" were we glad to enter the shelter of the harbour (pardon the pun) ;-)  We proceeded into the yacht club and straight to the fuel jetty.  Luckily after the palaver we had last time with this self service pump we didn't need too much fuel to top up the tanks so fuelling was completed without too much cursing!

A short trip round to the visitors berth and we were safely secure alongside - and it was still light!

The bikes had survived (not sure how) and the fenders were still in the holders and with all the spray over the bows they had lost some of the grime picked up from the locks.  Off came bikes for a quick hose down and then they were ready to be used for the hunt for food!  After a short ride down the promenade we located a Domino's Pizza store and we were sorted - apart from yet again struggling to carry it all back to the boat.

With weather and tidal information to hand we proposed a plan to depart Le Harve between 1000hrs and 1100hrs UK time on Friday for the 150NM passage to Ramsgate.