Travel in Style

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After another long journey through the night Christine arrived in Marseille. She didn't have to face another bus journey as she was chauffer driven from the airport by our friend. After a delicious lunch on his boat we caught the bus back to our home port.

The evening was spent in engine repair mode. All looked good but now it was getting dark so a further inspection was required in the morning.

Engine repaired at last and it was time to launch! As there was little wind and plenty of helpers this was easy. We were now floating once again and sailed off towards the horizon!

Our first stop was a little bay just south of Carry Le Rouet. Very quiant and a good opportunity to dive into to the crystal clear and very warm Mediterranean Sea. Christine took our friend's paddle board for a quick outing before aperitif time arrived!

A quiet night at anchor before an early start the next day. We had discovered that in Bandol ( a nearby village on the coast) there would be a live open air concert by the Gypsy Kings. It meant a lot of motoring because the forecast was for no wind at all!

Christine spent her day relaxing and reading whilst I communicated with our friends that lived nearby. Using the power of 'Google' they arranged for pizza to be delivered to the beach and we all met up for a fantastic pizza picnic before the Gypsy Kings concert. Our friends shared many stories related to the music and fond memories of the past, which was wonderful.

We knew the most popular songs and could sing along to the key parts of each. All of the locals seemed to know most of the words and were dancing like there was no tomorrow.

We said our goodbyes and headed back across the super slippy rocks to launch the little orange tender. A few rows later across the calm water and we were home.

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