chrisandjane aboard Liveloula - V V hot day to Agen

V V hot day to Agen

chrisandjane aboard Liveloula

Chris Cooke

Wed 1 Jul 2015 11:51

44:12.6N 0:37.6E

Wednesday 1 July another scorcher to Agen 43k

Move D`fly to other side for fuel. Girls do morning shopping, still get away 0940 – blowing foghorn to alert student to open small roadbridge to let us thro. Arrive Agen 1700 Sit on grass under tree as no wind and v v hot.

Blog Entries

2016

Jun 2016

Sun 12 Jun 20:13
- Motor N to Yithion. Moor up for hire car trip to Kalamata
Thu 9 Jun 19:51
- Good sail W to Kotranas on Mani
Wed 8 Jun 19:49
- Visit pretty Elafonisos town. More wind than forecast so stay two nights
Mon 6 Jun 19:43
- S then E around bottom of lowlying Nisos Elafonisos to anchor in Ormos Levki
Sun 5 Jun 13:59
- Motorsail E to attractive Elaia, beat S to rundown Plitra
Sat 4 Jun 13:55
- Escape town to isolated nearby ancient anchorage
Fri 3 Jun 13:51
- To busy port of Yithion
Thu 2 Jun 13:49
- Short hop N to Skoutari
Wed 1 Jun 13:30
- Motor N up E coast of Mani to pleasant Kotronas

May 2016

Tue 31 May 13:26
- South, visit Yerolimena, around Cape Matapan and back up to sheltered Porto Kayio
Mon 30 May 09:14
- South down Mani to Diros caves and on to Mezapo
Sun 29 May 09:07
- Motor down Mani to Limeni
Sat 28 May 09:01
- Fly back to Kalamata, stock up, wash and go - to Kitries
Sun 8 May 19:37
- Scenic walk up escarpment. N to likeable Kitries
Sat 7 May 19:31
- Rain gone away - S to trendy Kardahmila
Thu 5 May 05:17
- Anticlockwise around N Mani by hire car - STUNNING !!
Wed 4 May 04:56
- Crew depart, wet days exploring town. Hire car to see Ancient Messini
Mon 2 May 05:56
- Cool motor to pretty Kitries on Mani, lively sail to Kalamata
Sun 1 May 05:48
- E around Ag Akritas (S headland on Peloponnese W finger) toKoroni

Apr 2016

Sat 30 Apr 05:38
- Big treck ashore, Pilos for boat handling practice and water, Methoni for R & R
- Treck around stunning Palaio Castro to Nestor`s cave and beautiful Ormos Voidhokoilia
Fri 29 Apr 05:04
- Back to Navarinou bay for shelter
Thu 28 Apr 04:57
- Explore Fort. Fetch E to Finakounda
Wed 27 Apr 04:49
- Demo basic sail handling in bay. S to stunning Methoni
Tue 26 Apr 04:41
- Uncomfortable morning as f6 arrives. Stay put Pilos as guests arrive too.
Mon 25 Apr 12:55
- Motor into swell, then turn to port, all sails fetch along pretty coast to stylish Pilos
Sun 24 Apr 12:48
- To Kiparissia, on mainland Peloponnese, then tidy up day
Fri 22 Apr 12:43
- Explore Zakinthos fortress
Thu 21 Apr 12:39
- Tail wind to Sami, frisky sail to Zante
Tue 19 Apr 12:31
- Quiet Fiskardho
Mon 18 Apr 12:15
- Lazy day visit majestic Agio Fili beach, move on to Sivota
Sat 16 Apr 05:23
- Uptop Spartochori; motor to Vas
Fri 15 Apr 05:16
- Set sail, to Lefkas and on to Babbi`s
Tue 12 Apr 05:10
- Launch and motor across to Preveza Town Marina
Sat 9 Apr 05:05
- Back to Preveza, prepare to launch

2015

Jul 2015

Sat 25 Jul 16:21
- Final drinks party on board. Dragonfly SOLD
Wed 22 Jul 16:15
- Last sail/motor to Topsham, R Exe Back home!
Tue 21 Jul 16:12
- Sun`s out. Great cross channel reach to Dartmouth
Mon 20 Jul 16:09
- Sail thro narrow passage, quick playsail and in to Roscoff Marina
Sun 19 Jul 15:35
- Motor to Ile de Batz
Sat 18 Jul 15:30
- Shoot Raz and Four in a tide to L`Aberwrach
Fri 17 Jul 15:27
- Wet motorsail to Audierne
Thu 16 Jul 14:51
- Head for Glenans, divert to Port Manech
Wed 15 Jul 14:49
- To Port Tudy, just off Lorient, and fog
Tue 14 Jul 14:48
- Start heading W to pretty Sauzon
Mon 13 Jul 14:45
- Set off NW, end up anchored off Ile Houat
Sun 12 Jul 15:04
- Long motor NW to Ile d`Yeu
Sat 11 Jul 14:42
- Across to Bourgenay on mainland
Fri 10 Jul 14:40
- Short hop to Ars en Re
Thu 9 Jul 14:36
- Long slog N to anchor S Ile de Re
Tue 7 Jul 12:36
- Sail downriver to Port Medoc
Mon 6 Jul 12:33
- Paulliac for rematage, washdown, sails up - ready for sea
Sun 5 Jul 12:11
- Girls to market. Down estuary to Paulliac on ebb
Sat 4 Jul 12:07
- Struggle thro weed to lock out, fast passage downstream to Bordeaux
Fri 3 Jul 12:00
- Hot and weedy. Last night in canal at Meilhan Halte
Thu 2 Jul 11:56
- Delays due to canal leak! Moor up just short of Buzet
Wed 1 Jul 11:51
- V V hot day to Agen

Jun 2015

Tue 30 Jun 11:47
- To pretty Moissac V hot!
Mon 29 Jun 16:58
- Heatwave and chaotic crewchange at Toulouse
Sun 28 Jun 16:56
- Summit at 194m, still short of Toulouse
Sat 27 Jun 16:47
- Hairy day racing along to Castelnaudary
Fri 26 Jun 16:47
- Still going up, to Carcassonne
Thu 25 Jun 16:46
- Breakfast at Capestang, under lowest bridge, supper at Homps
Wed 24 Jun 16:46
- Enter canal du Midi, up Bezier staircase, moor on bank
Tue 23 Jun 12:45
- Mast down, evening passage thro 4 bridges and W along Etang du Thau to anchor just off canal entrance
Mon 22 Jun 12:34
- To Sete for dematage
Sun 21 Jun 12:32
- Escape Port St Louis - good progress to Palavas-les-Flots (Montpellier)
Mon 15 Jun 12:30
- Fly to Beziers, taxi to Port St Louis, launch Dragonfly, wash off grime, wait for Mistral to blow through

2014

Oct 2014

Fri 17 Oct 07:54
- Pack up,to Nice and Lympstone
Wed 15 Oct 07:52
- Short motor W in brilliant sun to Navy Service for winter layup
Tue 14 Oct 07:48
- Great sail for penultimate leg W to Sausset-les-Pins
Mon 13 Oct 15:16
- East, then South, then West to Porquerolls, on biggest of Isles d`Hyeres
Sun 12 Oct 15:12
- Wind on its way, so short hop W to St Tropez
Sat 11 Oct 15:10
- Head W to St Raphael, meeting Adam and Georgi on the way
Fri 10 Oct 15:07
- Long tiring leg WNW to Port de Cap D`Ail, immediately W of Monaco
Thu 9 Oct 15:05
- Chill out day on Corsica waiting for Sirocco to ease
Wed 8 Oct 21:15
- Depart 0230 for frisky sail to excellent marina at Machinaggio on NE corner of Corsica
Tue 7 Oct 15:00
- Further offshore to Elba
Mon 6 Oct 14:54
- Leave Italian mainland for island of Giglio, where the Costa Concordia foundered
Sun 5 Oct 14:47
- False start for ruins. Fouled prop. To Santa Marinella to escape the sprawl
Sat 4 Oct 14:40
- Motor North to huge Porta di Roma marina. Need shade from sun!
Fri 3 Oct 21:08
- North to modern and full marina at Circio
Thu 2 Oct 14:33
- : Explore Amalfi then North to anchor off Isola Procida, just beyond Naples
Wed 1 Oct 14:21
- Long leg North to stunning Amalfi

Sep 2014

Tue 30 Sep 14:16
- More mountains on way to pretty Scario
Mon 29 Sep 14:11
- Start heading North along pretty mountainous W coast to Cetraro
Sun 28 Sep 20:08
- Jamie flys home. Skip and Jane have lazy day. Wonderful weather.
Sat 27 Sep 19:39
- Slog up through Massina Straits and on to pretty Tropea
- Good sail around the toe to grubby Reggio di Calabria
Thu 25 Sep 08:06
- Bumpy crossing to Rocella Ionica, on the ball of Italy`s foot
Mon 22 Sep 09:02
- Preveza - Liveloula lifted out; Dragonfly launched
Sun 21 Sep 15:15
- Jenny leaves us; we head to Preveza for winter liftout
Sat 20 Sep 15:12
- LSC boats gather in Fiskardho
Fri 19 Sep 15:08
- Beat south then SW to Frikes on Ithaka
Thu 18 Sep 15:05
- Anchor in inlet on Meganisi, and discover Katomeri
Wed 17 Sep 14:57
- To Kastos, via One House Bay
Tue 16 Sep 14:51
- Night in Pera Pigadhi bay
Mon 15 Sep 14:43
- To Sami for drop off, and to replenish beer stores
Sun 14 Sep 15:37
- Family reunion at Vasiliki. Devon reunion Foki Bay
Fri 12 Sep 15:29
- Thunderstorm on Kalamos. No Penelope at Frikes.
Wed 10 Sep 11:15
- Passage to prertty Kastos, via OHB. Meet up with Astra again.
Tue 9 Sep 10:47
- To sami to pick up Jane and John. Out to anchor at Peri Pigadhi, S Ithaka
Sun 7 Sep 10:43
- Meet up with Rach and drop off Julie at Vas; To Fokki Bay and rendezvous with Bootlegger and Astra
Fri 5 Sep 07:45
- Motor NE a mile to small cove for swim/breakfast. Good sail N to Sivota
Thu 4 Sep 06:55
- To One House Bay for swim. Sit out heavy showers. On to Frikes on Ithaka
Wed 3 Sep 06:51
- More views of Kastos
- Good sail S to pretty Kastos
Tue 2 Sep 15:14
- Bit of sun, loads of torrential rain. No sign of noisy Midnight Sun moving, so motor 2nm East to secluded bay for peaceful night
Mon 1 Sep 05:36
- Gantry fitted, shopping done, watered up - lets get going S to Spartakhori before forecast storm arrives

Aug 2014

Sun 31 Aug 20:17
- South to Levkas for LSC reunion and gantry man, via luvly night at Two Rock Bay
Fri 29 Aug 09:50
- Leave Corfu for this year and head South to Lakka and await delivery of Julie
Wed 27 Aug 13:34
- Pit stop at Gouvia to drop Angela, laundry and boat things, then head out to Corfu Old Fort anchorage
Mon 25 Aug 13:17
- just a couple of miles to Ay Stefanos
Sun 24 Aug 13:12
- Motor Eastwards along N coast of Corfu
Sat 23 Aug 14:27
- Island of Mathraki, and down W coast of Corfu to wonderful cove Timoni
Thu 21 Aug 14:19
- Erikoussa and Othoni, Islands NW of Corfu
Tue 19 Aug 14:15
- Astra ahoy, Angela arrives and Jane`s birthday
Sun 17 Aug 14:10
- Back on Liveloula. Dash to Preveza to tidy Dragonfly

Jul 2014

Mon 21 Jul 14:01
- Moor up Gouvia Marina, and home for three weeks
Sun 20 Jul 07:53
- Lazy day at Petriti. Next day short motor N in flat calm to anchor in lee of Corfu (Kerkira) Old Fort
Sat 19 Jul 10:27
- Repost of last photo
Fri 18 Jul 10:23
- Explore nearby anchorages; swim/lunch stop; forecast wind doesn`t arrive so motor most way to Petriti on E coast of Corfu (Kerkira).
Thu 17 Jul 09:21
- Gentle sail NNW to mainland village of Sivota (Mourtos)
Wed 16 Jul 20:36
- Motor then sail, slowly, N up spectacular W coast of Paxos to Lacca
Tue 15 Jul 19:08
- North from Preveza to Islands of AntiPaxos, then Paxos
Sun 13 Jul 21:17
- Chance meeting Breary family, ferry service to Vassaliki, another LSC gathering, tidy up D`fly, fond farewells to Bootlegger, where`s the Brompton
Tue 8 Jul 10:07
- To Pera Pigadhi on SE corner of Ithaki, and an interesting night
Sun 6 Jul 04:25
- Taxiing Rachel and Alice to Sami, Chris Coombers birthday meet, and pottering on E coast of Ithaki

Jun 2014

Fri 27 Jun 14:49
- Foki Bay and Fiskardho for frank`s 70
Thu 26 Jun 14:37
- Poli Bay for the night
Sun 22 Jun 14:30
- Boat swap. Dragonfly stored ashore for 3 months, Vigdis bought and launched
Wed 18 Jun 05:40
- Good sail N, thro Levkas canal to Preveza, to meet surveyor
Tue 17 Jun 05:37
- Nice sail W to deep water bay and high up village of Spartakhori on Meganisi
Sun 15 Jun 05:31
- Hardly a hop to neighbouring Kalamos, and mountain expedition
Sat 14 Jun 10:29
- Green picture resent
- Day exploring Kastos
Fri 13 Jun 07:13
- To Sivota for engine check, then fast sail to lovely Kastos
Thu 12 Jun 07:08
- Short hop W to visit "twee" port Kioni, on NE coast of Ithaka
Wed 11 Jun 07:05
- Motor S to anchor in One House Bay, Atoko, for afternoon and night
Tue 10 Jun 05:25
- Lazy beach morning. Short passage E to Sivota and engineer Simon
Sat 7 Jun 04:42
- To Vasaliki. Day trip with girls and mighty thunderstorm
Fri 6 Jun 04:34
- Test sail
Thu 5 Jun 04:50
- Further S to landlocked bay of Sivota to meet up with Vigdis for test sail on Friday
Wed 4 Jun 21:25
- Further S to Little Vathi, and a day off from boatshopping
Tue 3 Jun 21:02
- More boatshopping - Sunsail Beneteaus at Preveza and S thro Lefkas canal to their holiday complex at Vounaki
Sun 1 Jun 11:15
- Chilly motor N to Levkas Town. Spot many palefaces.
- Hasty departure, nice sail N to Cleopatra Marina, Preveza, boat shopping, boat repairs, and bad weather

May 2014

Sat 31 May 11:14
- Less cloud today. Sail on to Nidri to commence boat shopping
Fri 30 May 11:13
- Low clouds as sail a few miles E to pretty inlet of Sivota
Wed 28 May 10:38
- Skip's big 60
Tue 27 May 05:48
- Great sail N to Vasiliki to meet Rachel
Mon 26 May 16:02
- SWIM and across to Frikes on Ithaki
Sun 25 May 05:36
- Morning walk to cove; afternoon motor and sailto One House Bay (reposted)
Fri 23 May 17:28
- Long motor W out of Gulf to Vathi on Ithaki, and v windy arrival
Thu 22 May 17:22
- Good progress W under motorto familiar Messolonghi; hail Bootlegger and resting dragonfly on route
Wed 21 May 17:18
- Time to leave Galaxhidi; head W to Trezonia and farewell to Bridget and Job
Tue 20 May 16:43
- Last day at Galaxhidi. Maritime museum and haircut!
Sat 17 May 16:39
- Still at Galaxhidi. Bye to Sally, hello to Bridget and Job and bikes. Spectacular drive inland with stunning mountain views
Thu 15 May 16:33
- Visit Delphi by bus. Mindblowing!
Wed 14 May 16:23
- Dash to pretty Galaxhidi in lull before more winds fill in
Mon 12 May 04:45
- Great sail further E to island of Trizonia
Sun 11 May 04:39
- Head E to spectacular medieval harbour of Navpaktos
Sat 10 May 06:24
- Enjoying marina life - Sally arrives
Fri 2 May 06:15
- Hard work and launch

Apr 2014

Mon 14 Apr 05:57
- Back to Messolonghi for 2014 ventures

2013

Oct 2013

Sun 20 Oct 06:02
- Batten down, bus to Preveza, taxi to Aktion airport, and home to wet and stormy Lympstone - and a good evening at The Globe
Sat 19 Oct 05:53
- Second week at Messolonghi
Mon 14 Oct 04:36
- Interesting marina life, Messolonghi
Wed 9 Oct 05:41
- Long hop to Messolonghi for winter layup
Tue 8 Oct 05:35
- Five miles south to smaller island of Kastos
Mon 7 Oct 05:12
- Just 3 miles South to Port Kalamos
Sun 6 Oct 17:15
- Due East 8 miles to uninspiring Mitikas, on mainland
Sat 5 Oct 17:10
- Four miles (atcf) to popular and scenic Vathi, on Nisos Meganisi
Fri 4 Oct 17:04
- S along East scenic coast of Levkas to Tranquil Bay, just off Nidri
Wed 2 Oct 06:32
- South to Levkas, and marina showers
Tue 1 Oct 06:26
- Gotta head south for winter - motor as far as Two Rock Bay, on mainland 7nw SE of Parga. Hit the 5000nm!

Sep 2013

Mon 30 Sep 06:23
- Leave Parga , head north to Platarias (also on mainland) - and a few thunderstorms
Sun 29 Sep 04:17
- Early departure. Gentle sail to Mourtos, on mainland
Sat 28 Sep 04:01
- Laden duck takes all ashore, Parga. Bye bye Duncan - sail where we can, so it's back to Gaios, Nisos Paxoi
Fri 27 Sep 03:58
- Final visit (for 2013) to Emerald Bay; cracking sail 11nm NE across to Parga on mainland
Thu 26 Sep 10:46
- Motor down E coast of Paxoi, stopping at Longos, for night at Mongonisi (on S tip of Island) and evening walk to Gaios for meal
Tue 24 Sep 10:43
- Bye bye Nisos Kerkira (Corfu), S 20nm to Lakka on N tip of Paxoi, the next island down
Mon 23 Sep 10:38
- 20 miles South along E coast of Corfu Island to Patriti, just 8 miles from S tip.
Sun 22 Sep 06:00
- N from Corfu to Ay Stefanos, lovely bay on NE of island, 1nm from Albanian coast
Sat 21 Sep 05:57
- Last leg for Jules, Petriti to Corfu. Duncan arrives
Fri 20 Sep 05:54
- Mongonisi to Petriti fishing village on Island of Corfu, via scenic E coast of Paxos
Thu 19 Sep 05:50
- Ligia to Mongonisi (S tip of Nisos Paxoi) via Emerald Bay
Wed 18 Sep 05:48
- Levkas to Ligia on mainland. Lots of wind.
Tue 17 Sep 05:44
- From Kalamos N to Levkas Town, via Spartakhori (on Meganisi) and Skorpios
Sun 15 Sep 14:26
- Motorsail to Fiskardho, then lovely sail downwind to Nisos Kalamos, just off mainland
Sat 14 Sep 09:46
- Rain! Back to Sami to meet Mark and Helen on big Bav. Guests arrive next day.
Thu 12 Sep 09:36
- Girls get early bus. We have a day to spare - head N 4 miles to village of Agia Efima
Wed 11 Sep 19:31
- Last day for girls. Good sail S to Sami (still on Cephalonia E coast), for bus to airport tomorrow
Tue 10 Sep 19:22
- Rendezvous with Halcyon (Chris Coomber) and on to Fiskardho, pretty village on NE tip of Cephalonia
Mon 9 Sep 19:15
- To Sivota, landlocked bay at E end of Levkas' short S coast
Sun 8 Sep 05:09
- Many miles South thro Levas Canal and on to Island of Meganisi
Sat 7 Sep 09:48
- A few miles S to lovely Emerald Bay on Andipaxoi
Fri 6 Sep 06:51
- Pottering along E coast Paxoi, pick up Cat and to Mongonisi
Thu 5 Sep 06:48
- thro Levkas canal and 30 nm NW to our favourite Emerald Bay on NW corner of Andipaxoi
Wed 4 Sep 05:30
- Long day heading N to Nikiana as Rachel's friend Cat arrives Corfu on Fri
Mon 2 Sep 05:21
- and a few miles further West to Sami, on Cephalonia
Sun 1 Sep 05:16
- Head West to Ithaca and anchor in bay on SE tip, Ormos Pera Pigadhi

Aug 2013

Fri 30 Aug 14:06
- Early start and frisky sail to Messolongi, on N side of Gulf of Patras. Dolphins!
Thu 29 Aug 14:00
- South thro Levkas canal, quick stop at Levkas marina, and on to Kastos
Wed 28 Aug 13:57
- Haulout to replace anode, engine problems, then across strait to Preveza Town quay
Tue 27 Aug 04:18
- to Preveza to replace anode, and look at one poss stopover for winter
Mon 26 Aug 04:16
- Heading South to look at locations to leave Dragonfly for winter
Sat 24 Aug 20:16
- Farewell to Angela, South 1.5 miles to Mongonisi
Fri 23 Aug 20:14
- Back to Gaios to drop off Angela
Thu 22 Aug 20:12
- Potter S down E coast of Paxoi, calling in at Longos, Gaios, and sail on to Andipaxoi
Wed 21 Aug 20:11
- Wonderful sail to Lakka, inlet on N tip of Nisos Paxoi
Tue 20 Aug 20:08
- S to Patriti, quiet fishing village with a bit of tourism
Mon 19 Aug 20:04
- S to Corfu Town for chandlery and to pick up Angela
Sun 18 Aug 20:02
- Explore adjacent bays
Sat 17 Aug 19:59
- Just back from visit to UK

Jul 2013

Fri 26 Jul 05:56
- Electrical problem resolved. Cleaning and sight seeing,( see best "car clamping" ever!) then fly back to UK
Tue 23 Jul 16:59
- Staight to Gouvia Marina, just N of Corfu town, ready for brief visit to UK
Mon 22 Jul 16:57
- Ed and Rosemary leave; long haul N to return to Patriti on Nisos Kerkira (Corfu)
Sun 21 Jul 16:53
- To Parga (on mainland) via Andipaxoi
Sat 20 Jul 19:25
- Further S on Paxos to another large inlet, Mongonisi
Fri 19 Jul 19:12
- To Paxos, island 7 miles south of Corfu
Thu 18 Jul 05:49
- to Petriti, small fishing port and bay 10 miles S of Corfu town
Wed 17 Jul 05:35
- To Gouvia Marina to pick up Ed
- Correction
Tue 16 Jul 19:25
- Final hop to Kerkira (Corfu)
Mon 15 Jul 19:17
- To Erikoussa, another quiet island just off NE corner of Corfu
Sat 13 Jul 20:19
- Fast sail from Italy to Greece. Made it!
Fri 12 Jul 20:04
- Across Golfo di Taranto to Santa Maria di Leuca, right on bottom of stiletto, for last stop in Italy
Thu 11 Jul 19:28
- To Crotone; ready for long leg to tip of heel
Wed 10 Jul 20:10
- Further along the ball to Le Castella, a bit short of Crotone
Tue 9 Jul 20:06
- Along the ball of Italy's foot (part 1)
Mon 8 Jul 08:08
- 2miles to George's buoys, Taormina bay, and pickup Rosemary
Sun 7 Jul 08:05
- Laundry, victuals and to Taormina (nearly)
Sat 6 Jul 05:44
- Leave Islands for Strait of Messina
Fri 5 Jul 04:53
- Try another island, Panarea
Wed 3 Jul 21:57
- North a few miles to Isola Salina, and up the highest of twin volcanic cones

Jun 2013

Sun 30 Jun 21:51
- Long hop to Isola Volcano, one of the volcanic Aeolian Islands just off N coast of Sicily, and farewell to Jan
Sat 29 Jun 22:37
- South from Capri just off mainland to Acciaroli
Fri 28 Jun 22:24
- Across the bay of Naples to Capri
Thu 27 Jun 21:39
- Further south to Isola di Procidia, near Naples
Wed 26 Jun 21:35
- Long perfect sail across the Tyrrenian Sea from Olbia to Ponza, island off Italian mainland
Mon 24 Jun 21:31
- Marina di Portisco to Olbia, and lay day whilst gale blows thro
Sun 23 Jun 20:09
- Heading south down Costa Smeralda, NE Sardinia, to expensive marina
Sat 22 Jun 20:02
- Across the Strait (Bocche) of Bonifacio to Isola Budelli, Sardinia (Italy!)
Wed 19 Jun 17:40
- Campomoro to stunning clanque Bonifacio, on SW corner of Corse
Tue 18 Jun 15:34
- Heading south down W coast of Corsica from Sagone to anchor in bay off Campomoro
Mon 17 Jun 15:31
- Girolata to Cargese for franchise, and anchor off Sargone for night - first swim in warm sea
Sun 16 Jun 15:27
- to Calvi for shopping, on to red coast and Girolata
Sat 15 Jun 15:16
- Danuta arrives St Florent; anchor in bay on way to Calvi
Fri 14 Jun 10:04
- St Tropez to Saint Florent, Corsica
Thu 13 Jun 10:02
- Ile de Port-Cros to St Tropez, yes THE St Tropez!
Wed 12 Jun 09:58
- Cassis to Iles d`Hyeres
Mon 10 Jun 14:40
- Port Gardian to Cassis, getting to Cote d`Azur
Sun 9 Jun 14:37
- Cap d'Adge to Port Gardian, du Camargue
Sat 8 Jun 05:06
- Grau d`Adge to Cap D`Adge marina, all of 3 miles along the coast!
Fri 7 Jun 14:33
- Vias to Grau d`Agde, back to salt water, Jan arrives and mast stepped
Thu 6 Jun 05:04
- Villeneuve-les-Beziers to Vias, last night on canal
Wed 5 Jun 15:48
- Capestang to Villeneuve les Bezier , as we didn't like the look of the town quay at Bezier
Tue 4 Jun 15:42
- Homps to Capestang, and "the bridge" - another gem of a destination
Mon 3 Jun 15:38
- Carcassonne to Homps
Sun 2 Jun 15:24
- Bram to Carcasson (Disneyland?)
Sat 1 Jun 08:13
- Castlenaudry to Bram

May 2013

Fri 31 May 08:09
- Port Lauragais to Castlenaudry, and party time
Thu 30 May 08:00
- Toulouse to Port Lauragais (small marina combined with motorway service station!)
Tue 28 May 07:57
- To the pink city, toulouse
Mon 27 May 06:23
- Sunny WARM day, tie upon wharf near village (Dieupentale), behind a Con Brio
Sun 26 May 06:11
- Fuel, market and just the two of us again - to Moissac
Sat 25 May 21:33
- to Agen for laundry and a bath
Fri 24 May 21:29
- Lock in and to Les Mas D`Agenais
Thu 23 May 17:31
- Another 36 miles upriver to lock in
Wed 22 May 17:24
- Mast lashed on; to Bordeaux and beyond.
Sun 19 May 05:31
- Up to Pauillac for dismasting
Sat 18 May 05:28
- Move across the estuary to Port Medoc
Fri 17 May 05:33
- Dash to Royan, et La Gironde
Thu 16 May 05:23
- With Astra to La Rochelle (Minimes) via Ile D`Aix
Tue 14 May 05:19
- St Martin for John's birthday
Sat 11 May 17:47
- And to Ars to pickup new boat guests, greet Astra and a few days R & R
Wed 8 May 10:18
- Just the two of us - on to Ile d`Yeu
Tue 7 May 20:35
- Le Croisic for a Plat du Jour
Mon 6 May 20:34
- Motoring East to Port Tudy - JL lives on!
Sun 5 May 20:33
- `round the end in a day
Sat 4 May 21:39
- Bumpy ride to L`Aberwrach - quicker to walk?
Fri 3 May 21:27
- Heading west to Roscoff
Wed 1 May 22:50
- Cross Channel

Apr 2013

Tue 30 Apr 19:37
- We're off
Sun 28 Apr 20:52
- Fitting out and clearing out

V V hot day to Agen

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