Le Lavandou and headland
November 13, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Next stop Le Lavandou, don’t get excited we didn’t see any lavender fields. It was blowing a hoodie when we arrived it took two goes to get alongside on the Accueill pontoon so when they said weRead more
Port Grimaud
November 11, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We spent Remembrance Sunday riding to a regional flea market, the ride there was lovely but while we were mooching it started to rain so we and most of the stall holders rapidly returned to ourRead more
St Tropez
November 9, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Well I’m not sure what I actually expected but this wasn’t it, it’s really quite lovely, the Citadelle (which only costs a €3) gives a good history of the town and great views, the town isRead more
Cannes
November 7, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
OK so obligatory red carpet photos, but we weren’t actually very impressed with the place at all. Marina was nice enough, we were moored directly in front on the Radisson hotel on Quai St Pierre.Read more
Eze
November 5, 2019 in France ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
After a second day of heavy winds we decided to spend another night at a Beaulieu-sur-Mer, so looked up what to do on the Côte d’Azur and a visit to the town of Eze came up on a couple of sites. WeRead more
Nice in Nice
November 4, 2019 in France ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
So this time we took a bus and headed south to Nice, stopping at the Port and walking around the headland and up to the view point for a great look out over the city. We were lucky enough to watch anRead more
Crown Princes Cars
November 3, 2019 in Monaco ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Well we were staying in Beaulieu so thought we should go see some cars.
Monaco
November 3, 2019 in Monaco ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
John has never been and I only visited for a few hours so we decided to visit Monaco 🇲🇨 and add another country to our blog. We almost didn’t get there as initially we were waiting for theRead more
Beaulieu-Sur -Mer
November 2, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We made it 92Nm and 16hours later, it wasn’t the worst crossing but definitely not the nicest either fortunately all my preparation helped and I was able to do all my shifts. We could see the glowRead more
Calvi
November 1, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We checked the forecast again and we either cross to the mainland later today or not for a week so we will chance it later but first of all a quick bit of shopping. Bugger the French have a NationalRead more
Calvi
October 31, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Final Corsican Port, the plan is still to head off tomorrow afternoon towards mainland France. The scenery on this part of the trip also good and as a bit calmer I took some photos to show you all.Read more
Girolata
October 30, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Sadly I woke at 03:30 because we were rolling so much, not good, we lasted until 06:30 then as it was light enough to see we got up and got underway munching on a banana each in lieu of breakfast.Read more
Liscia
October 29, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Well having completed a shop before we left at Carrefour we are now on the final leg of our Corsican adventure heading North from Ajaccio towards Calvi. We have stopped over night in Liscia and expectRead more
Ajaccio/Corte
October 28, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We arrived in Ajaccio around 16:00 after an extended lunch stop on the southern edge of the gulf where we tried to clean the hull of some the slime that had built over over the summer on the river. WeRead more
Campomoro
October 26, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Another lumpy cold trip this time round the south west corner of Corsica, fortunately the sun came out as we arrived and we were able to find a lovely sheltered anchorage out of the swell which on theRead more
Bonifacio
October 24, 2019 in France ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
We had a horrible crossing from Santa Teresa to Bonifacio sea was all over the place, very rolly, and it RAINED! Thank goodness it was only a two hour trip. We moored up with assistance from the boatRead more
Santa Teresa di Gallura
October 23, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
So from Caprera we moved west onto Mainland Sardinia first travelling south around San Stefano island which used to be a NATO base, and then along the North of Sardinia, popping into Porto Puddu,Read more
Caprera day 2
October 20, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
So long walk today, we went from Stagnali on route 5 to Poggia Rasu, which is actually two big forts on the islands east coast, originally 18th century but like the Guernsey ones added to and changedRead more
Caprera day 1
October 19, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Well we decided to ride out the first bit of bad weather at the anchorage on Isla Caprera called Stagnali. Another Cruising Association member had written a good review telling us how to check busRead more
Northern Maddalena group & Isla Caprera
October 18, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
As much as we wanted to stay we had already bought our permits for the Maddalena Marine Reserve off Northern Sardinia so we headed South and a little East to Cala Giorgio Marino. This an anchorage inRead more
Iles Lavezzi
October 17, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Winds have eased so we decided to head out to one of the Corsican Marine Reserves Iles Lavezzi. After we cleared the headland from our anchorage we realised that there were even more tugs out hereRead more
Gurgazu, Golfe de Sant Amanza
October 16, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Forecast wasn’t great so after our time in Vecchio we headed south stopping for lunch and a dip in Golfe de Rondinara, an almost idyllic horseshoe bay but it was still experiencing swell and theRead more
PortoVecchio
October 14, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Here are some photos from our walk around the historic old town of Porto Vecchio. The old part was lovely and had some beautiful looking shops, cafes and restaurants we ate a delicious lunch set menuRead more
Solenzara and journey to Porto Vecchio
October 13, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
So yesterday’s journey was a pleasant one patches of sunshine and calm seas just not a lot too see as immediate coastline very very flat. We arrived at Solenzara but they ignored me until I spoke inRead more
Port Taverno
October 11, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Arty pictures from our walk along the beach south of Taverno Port and a house and tower at Plage de Prunete
Arrivederci Italy, Bonjour France
October 10, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We decided to head to Corsica though if you saw our plot you would see the decision wasn’t an easy one I kept changing my mind, but the crossing was calm and we arrived without any problems inRead more




















































































































































