Category Archives: Berthing

Journeys End 2016

There is something about the last sail of the season that makes me jittery. We were both awake early and decided to set off. The ferries had already started, so John was able to track their course across the bay … Continue reading

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Father’s Day

Today we set out early and were at the fuel pontoon just as it opened. A couple on a French boat came along just after us and we took their lines. They had a toffee coloured dog that looked like … Continue reading

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Farewell to Provence

We set out this morning into flat calm, with a little haze hanging onto the horizon, but with the hills much clearer that before. Hoping this time the mist would clear we set out, reached the separation zone into Marseilles … Continue reading

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Arriving in Provence

As it is still early in the season John managed to reserve a berth at the tiny marina of Sausset Les Pins. It is nearly forty miles away, so we set off early after returning our gate key when the … Continue reading

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Pole Dancing with the help of a much Younger Woman

We made another early start to arrive before the wind was due to come up, particularly as we keep having to moor dependant on the kindness of strangers for help. So far the welcome we have received at French marinas … Continue reading

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