Author Archives: runsailwrite

Twist right, then left, then cat stretch

A breeze caught Amante while in the sling and all hands had to run grab her. No one likes a 44 ton boat swinging out of control!

With less ease than you might think. But Amante is in the water Guess all this land touring is over!

We drove to St. Remy de Provence along the non-toll roads. this is an option on our GPS, and we were in no hurry so we chose it. It was almost as fast and so much prettier. Curvy roads that … Continue reading →

Has one of the lady liberties in the town square! And a nice view! And a Rosé festival this weekend every year. We cannot put one more bottle of wine on the boat, and in fact, some of the space … Continue reading →

We stayed at Hotel Vallon de Valruges and Spa, nice but needs management help in the spa, and ate too much the first night at their former Michelin starred gastonomic restaurant (I swear we’re going to stop this soon). Resolved … Continue reading →

A 15 minute drive from La Ciotat is Cassis. We visited here last year just to walk around and take a few photos of the waterfront. This year we hiked a bit into les Calanques. WE would like to sail … Continue reading →

And yes. Those are footprints.

Are making it hard to sit down and write. I think I’ll go for a walk! Vanessa