Day 129 and 130 Port Miou
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September Having moored up in both a beautiful and well sheltered calanque (creek), we decided to stop for a couple of nights and then for a third and for the first time this trip actually…
Day 128 Marseille to Port Miou
Friday 6th September As forecast the wind did drop, so before we left a chance for a quick bike ride round to Marseille Major Cathedral, built in the second half of the 1800s in neo Byzantine style. Most impressive was…
Day 127 A windy day in Marseille
Thursday 5th September The Mistral is confining us to harbour, but it was forecast so no great surprise, and a chance to do some touristy things and restock. The highlight was the 'Petit Train' up to the Notre-Dame de la…
Day 126 Port Napoleon to Marseille
Wednesday 4th September After an accidental dunk in the marina trying to free a seized mooring line we left Port Napoleon, out through the Golfe de Fos we finally entered the Mediterranean Sea proper! Typically it was a windless day…
Day 117 to 125 Port Napoléon
We had originally booked 7 nights but with the Mistral forecast for the end of the stay we stayed for an extra 2 and felt the effects of the wind first hand. It blew from the North West with gusts…
Day 116 Port Saint Louis to Port Napoléon
Monday 26th August After washing the boat down from the dirt and grime of France's inland waterways and a restock of beer we made the short 5 mile trip to Port Napoléon (only 1 mile as the seagull flies) past…
Day 115 A day in Port Saint Louis
Sunday 25th August Overall a quiet day, with the highlight being the tastiest baguette so far encountered in our 3 months so far in France (la Fournette) made from seeded flour with a snip at each end looking like a…
Day 114 Arles to Port St Louis
Saturday 24th August The final (at long last) lock at Port St Louis only opens about 4 times a day, so we left Arles at 1130 to catch the 1530 opening, along with about 10 other pleasure boats and a…
Day 113 Avignon to Arles
Friday 23rd August About a 40 km run today, which is about 3hrs with the current to the old Roman town of Arles. Being a very popular tourist town, you would have expected lots of moorings, but no, the only…
Day 112 A day in Avignon
Thursday 22nd August A day's sightseeing around Avignon including Le Petit Train not, however, before we were asked to move, twice! The first time by the Captainaire because where we'd tied up was fairly shallow, and because all the hydroelectric…