Well, we're sailing to Corsica tomorrow! The weather forecast for the next few days is good, light winds, warm and sunny. It will take us about 20 hours.

We left Port St Louis and had a great seven hour sail to La Ciotat, along the coast past Marseille. A beautiful old harbour, we moored next to the world's biggest gin palace superyacht.

We left early the next morning and motor sailed to Toulon, as the wind was mostly on the nose, so it was a bit bumpy, but OK. Even managed to rustle up some brie and pate baguettes for lunch while on the move. We got to Toulon at about 3 pm but didnt realise it was a french bank holiday so the Capitainerie was closed and no indication of where we could berth. So we tied up on the fuel pontoon until told to move by an irate frenchman. We eventually moored stern to onto a pontoon, and found out the next day that the mooring fee was 40 euro a night! So this afternoon we are leaving to go to a little anchorage on the opposite side of the bay.
Toulon is a very interesting town, I liked it very much. It is a French navy base, a bit like Portsmouth but more elegant. A few big grey boats moored in the bay. There are some 1960s buildings along the seafront, but when you get behind these, you can discover lots of narrow streets and tall buildings. Some new photos in gallery.
So next time I am on here, we will hopefully be in Corsica, then Sardinia. if you want to come and visit, you are very welcome, lots of airports and cheap flights!
More news soon xx