Continuing Eastward along the French Riviera
Having left the madness of St Tropez and calmness of our bay, which was to be no more due to a change of wind direction we set sail again on 17th June back towards...
France
More traumas and some light relief in the town of Frejus!
So, all sorted, or so we thought, we spent a peaceful night (7th June) on anchor outside of Ile de Embiez, then set sail for Ile de Porquerolles, or Profiteroles as C kept calling...
La Ciotat & the tiny Île des Embiez
Early on, (we were on someone else’s berth and they wanted it back by 8am!) so we set off around the corner, under engine, as the winds hadn’t quite woken up yet either, to...
The Old Fishing Port of Cassis, Provence
On the 30th May, having managed to secure a berth in the old Port of Cassis by getting up very early and booking online, (as you could only book on the day and there...
Our Final Run for 2023!
On the 13th September, having left La Ciotat and its wonderful scenery behind us, we motored in no wind along the coast for a while, enjoying the surprising scenery up to the Baie of...
A Taste of What´s to come in 2024, The French Riviera to Provence
Having arrived in the Baie de Cavalier very early on the 6th September, we were all set to spend the day in this lovely bay, catch up on some sleep and chill out. However...
Our Final Stop on Corsica, Calvi!
Having left our peaceful bay we headed around the north west top, (although not the northern most point) of Corsica we headed towards the citadel that was Calvi. Approaches to Calvi We had a...
The Stunning West Coast of Corsica.
Having finally left Ajaccio behind us in calmer seas, actually whilst there was still some residual swell, there was not sufficient wind to combat it, so we motored for 20NM’s dropping our pick in...
