Day 161 to 167 Port Napoleon
Wednesday 9th to Tuesday 15th October This is unfortunately the end of sailing for the year, but still lots to do before we fly home. Change the engine oil, fuel filters, take off the leaky raw water pump, clean the…
Day 160 Sausset-les-Pins to Port Napoleon
Tuesday 8th October This is it, our final day of sailing for the year, unfortunately no wind, so a gentle motor 14 miles to the marina at Port Napoleon via a quiet lunch anchorage at Anse de Bonnieu. Here we…
Day 158 to 159 Sausset-les-Pins
Sunday 6th to Monday 7th October With the Mistral gusting to over 40 knots we have no choice but to stay here until it calms down on Tuesday. On the Sunday we took our bikes on the train to the…
Day 157 Port du Rouet to Sausset-les-Pins
Saturday 5th October We're taking our time to get back to Port Napoleon, where we plan to arrive on Tuesday for a lift out on Thursday. Although when we left Port Napoleon a month ago, we went straight to Marseille,…
Day 156 Port du Rouet, Anchored
Friday 4th October We decided to have an easy day so stayed anchored in Port du Rouet. Unfortunately we are boat bound, as ashore was a bit too far to row, and the outboard remains a non starter! At least…
Day 155 Marseille to Port du Rouet
Thursday 3rd October Unfortunately we couldn't stay longer in Marseille as the two sailing clubs in Marseille port, the only organisations offering visitors moorings were hosting a Regatta this weekend. So we waited as long as we could whilst waiting…
Day 154, Marseille with the Mistral
Wednesday 2nd October A relaxing day in Marseille, restocking the wine cellar, together with a bit of cycling and touring downtown Marseille. Despite being in the shelter of the middle of Marseille old harbour, the boat is rocking and we…
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…
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 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…