Thursday October 31, 2024, at 7:30 a.m., Georgina Lesage is on deck to set up her stall on the market in Coutances (Manche), where she offers fish and other freshly caught scallops for sale.
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In fact, the night before, at 10 p.m., Destinyshellfish trawler landed the product of its fishing in Port-en-Bessin (Calvados). At Georgina's, it's a family affair, since Georgina's companion, Cedric Lietot, boss of the Destinsea fishing with his son.
Georgina and her daughter Charline travel the markets
After disembarking, Georgina and her daughter Charline take over and travel to the region's markets. She explains: “We wanted an additional market during the week, so we came to Coutances. We sell the product of our fishing, what we sell depends on the fishing. » She adds: “We missed two Thursdays, we are dependent on the weather. »
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The choice of the Coutances market seems to satisfy Georgina Lesage. “It’s worth coming to Coutances”, she specifies. And it's not the dozen customers who were queuing on Thursday at her stall who will contradict her.
