St Tropez….. Who’d have thought it!!!
15 May 2013
Stuart
Long Long ago in a galaxy far far away, when I was just barely out of nappies, I came to the south of France with the first prototype wife v1.0 ( Stell is the final and best version …v3.LAST ! )… we drove down in our Humber Sceptre …( what a car, they don’t make em like that any more), and camped in a tent near San Tropez… who would have thought I would ever be back, sailing under our own steam ( Well a combo of wind and Diesel actually but u get the idea )….
It has to be said the med is bloody brilliant…. I thought the Atlantic coast of France was the best…. Well let me tell u the Med is in a different league…. Crystal blue seas, no tide to speak of, loads of anchorages, that are sheltered, free and you can actually see your anchor in three meters of water… We have really benefited from tagging along behind Ron and Julie, who have been cruising the med for the last 15 or so years… every spot we get to seems to be nicer than the last..
Highlights for me so far have been blagging our way into San Tropez marina for free, and parking next to a super yacht, whose skipper was a very nice man, who even let us have a couple of hundred litres of his water…. Stell got very personal with him and once she found out how much he earned… yes really she asked him how much and he told her…. Think he was to busy looking down the top of Stells dress, which I think she put on just for him, to worry about simple things like cash…. Once Stell found out she nearly jumped ship, but fortunately for me he was married… After San Tropez was Anchoring in between a couple of Islands just off Cannes… one of which housed a monastery…. It was very very tranquil, the monks have a vow of silence, and they ask visitors to respect this and not make too much noise… It was lovely to walk around I think Stella found it so pleasant she was thinking of joing up, till I told her she would fail the medical to become a monk ..
We are now almost at the end of France… Italy next!!!! Looking forward to Italian pizza…. Not looking forward to the 18 hour crossing to Corisca…..