Nice - day trip

Hung around the port in Nice, observing the luxury yachts, some of which were for sale or hire.

Pre - booked "guests" leave their shoes on the Quay. Wow, I thought, this boat's asking price is €3.8m, or €120k a week to hire. Little did I know I was at the cheap end. Ultimately prices reached $7pm. I'd expect a destroyer for that money, not a lot of fibreglass and polished wood.

Rental prices included crew but not expenses or VAT. Ingratiating crew, invisible owners, people posing as potential buyers - I couldn't see a lot of enjoyment. Happy to stick to my bike(s) and tent and cook my own meals, ta.

Managed to find a store selling pipe insulation - needed to help with bike packing for the return flight.Read more