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Blue Sky's Voyage
George & Michael
Sun 9 Jul 2006 10:17
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Hello Friends
Shortly after leaving Cap Ferrat, we were
approached by a speedboat with 3 x 250 hp outboards (totally excessive) piloted
by a rather well-nourished chap and his attractive blonde bikini-clad deckhand,
who asked "Which way to Monte Carlo?". Helpful as ever, we advised him to
continue along the coast and pull in when he saw the skyscrapers.
He looked as though he'd just pulled off the
business deal of the century and was in a huge hurry to have fun with the
proceeds - all very surreal.
We also saw the biggest private motor yacht
yet - the size of a cross-channel ferry!
 San Remo (above) was an interesting town and
gets the G&M seal of approval - lots of old windy streets with interesting
shops tucked into corners. Seriously good gelato won Michael's
vote.
We spent a few days in Genoa, swapped the
satellite modem and saw Vittorio, Tullio and Alice. Vittorio entertained us to
dinner one evening and we entertained all the Italians on a another night when
the heavens opened for the biggest downpour of the year - we all crammed in
below decks and had another good evening.
Genoa is a town we know quite well and has
all manner of interesting architecture and shops. Some of the shops seem from a
different age for those used to out of town retail parks, but if you go into one
of these aladdin's caves knowing what you want, the proprietor WILL find the
exact thing you need. There are so many interesting images to see in Genoa, but
we've chosen a wacky one - a tripe shop - in memory of Michael's Dad who enjoyed
a plate of tripe.
 Mary and Michele left us in Genoa to visit
Michele's grandfather nearby and Lukasz from Poland joined the cruise. We
enjoyed another good overnight crossing from Genoa to Corsica and managed to
sail almost all the way.
We're now recovering from a swim and
George's scrambled eggs for breakfast and wondering which beach to go to for our
pre-lunch swim......choices, choices !
 Have a happy weekend !
Best Wishes
George & Michael
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