You tend to make friends quickly whilst in port and so, when Chris got chatting to Ron from San Francisco in the showers, nothing was unusual. He was here by himself having bought a boat in France last year that he then sailed to Greece and back arriving in La Ciotat a couple of weeks ago. When he was in Greece he bought a new dinghy that subsequently had a minor problem and was replaced for a new one that he never used. We have been planning to buy a replacement dinghy before we leave La Ciotat and quickly put a deal together with Ron to purchase his 3.2m Honda dinghy that had literally never been in the water. We are absolutely delighted with it and Ron was pleased to have some cash, plus our old dinghy, and a haircut from Sandra that took place on the quay. After spending a couple of weeks here, he has now headed east where he hopes to sell his boat before returning to the USA.