Day 144 Baie de Cavalaire to Cavalaire Sur Mer
Sunday 22nd September With the wind due to swing from a westerly from which we have really good shelter, to an easterly means that we have to move on today. Also since its been generally overcast, the batteries are going…
Day 145 Cavalaire Sur Mer
Monday 23rd September We decided to spend an extra day, rather than rushing the victualling, which also gave us an opportunity to get the bikes out and cycle a few very pleasant miles round the bay, and sort out the…
Day 146 Cavalaire Sur Mer to Anse de Gau
Tuesday 24th September With a strong westerly gusting to 25 knots we decided on a short 10mile, but exhilarating sail to the sheltered Anse (Cove) de Gau, a mile south of Bormes les Mimosas, where rather than anchoring we were…
Day 147 Anse de Gau to Hyères plage
Wednesday 25th September Another day with strong westerlies, so the original plan to anchor for the night at Port Cros on the island of Port Cros wasn't going to work, Port Man, where we anchored 10 days or so ago…
Day 148 Hyères beach to Porquerolles marina
Thursday 26th September Despite a strong westerly still blowing, we had a peaceful night at anchor. Unfortunately still unable to start the outboard meant that we went without fresh bread and croissants so it was just cornflakes again. The plan…
Day 149 Porquerolles marina to Anse de Fabregas
Friday 27th September Again strong westerlies and as is typical, exactly the direction we want to go. So after motoring for half an hour through the channel between Porquerolles Island and the mainland, we tacked a couple of times to…
Day 150 Anse de Fabregas to Port d’Alon Saturday 28th September
Another short run today as the blustery 20+ knot wind was against us yet again and whipping up a sizable swell. We headed for a small protected bay, Port d’Alon and anchored for the night. Again we set a kedge…
Day 151 Port d’Alon to La Ciotat
Sunday 29th September Typically, we woke up to absolutely no wind so pottered across La Ciotat Bay to the old marina in the pretty town of La Ciotat, just in time to catch the large market. En route, we passed…
Day 152 La Ciotat
Monday 30th September Decided to have a day off in La Ciotat to do a bit of snorkeling in a beautiful bay just round the corner from the harbour, and visit the Parc du Mugel, where in addition to many…
Day 153 La Ciotat to Marseille
Tuesday 1st October With the Mistral scheduled for Wednesday we decided to move closer to our end destination of the year and revisit Marseille. Literally the lull before the storm, we motored the 21 miles along the coast and round…