Jacana

Monday 16th September After a very restful night at anchor, we woke up to the realisation that we only had a half bottle of wine left and one small bottle of beer. We definitely need a supermarket. So after relaxing…

Sunday 15th September After a quick row ashore in the tender to shower and buy bread, we slipped the mooring buoy about midday and tacked eastward into the 15-18kt wind and 15nm to the next island in the Hydras Isles,…

Saturday 14th September A day of relaxation and exploring a small part of the beautiful Ile de Porquerolles.

Friday 13th September Another great sail, this time close hauled for most of the way the to Port of Porquerolles on the island of the same name, where we picked up a mooring buoy in the harbour. We soon discovered…

Thursday 12 September A good breeze gave us a really good and relaxing sail 20 miles along the coast into the Rade de Toulon, and to an anchorage off St Mandrier sur Mer. A chance to swim from our boat,…

Wednesday 11th September Woke to sunshine rather than torrential rain, and a very large market on the Quay, which has apparently been voted the prettiest in France, selling everything from reconditioned violins to prawns the size of dinner plates. (well…

Tuesday 10 September Very cold (17°), wet and windy literally all day, so stayed on board in the safety of the marina. Sunshine returns tomorrow apparently!

Monday 9th September As per the previous post, we left the tranquil calanque after 10 after a quick motor in to have a look at Cassis from the sea, raised the sails for the 20 mile hop to Sanary-sur-Mer. The…

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…

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…