Photos and update to Marseille

Photo below is just after launching in Gruissan with new bow beam and netting and the passarelle for getting ashore (a ladder with a plank on it and wheels at the dock end).

Gruissan with new bow beam, netting and passarelle

After Gruissan, where we had 3 days at anchor in the outer harbour waiting for the window to improve, we had a fast reach to Sete where we visited a fabulous impressionist exibition at the the Paul Valerie museum.

on visitors pontoon in Sete Marina

Bit of a squeeze getting in and out of the Marina and a lot of wash from fishing boats but a very pleasant town to stop in with fantastically fresh fish available.

From Sete we wanted to go direct to Marseille but the wind was on the nose so we ended up in Sainte Maries, a very pleasant old fishing village in the Camargue.  Very flat wetlands all around which is not our cup of tea so one bike ride was enough and we left as soon as the wind served.  For once we were not the most unusual boat in the harbour as a proa arrived whilst we were there.

Camargue flamingos

After some initial motoring we had a spinnaker reach from Saint Maires in the Camargue to Marsellie which was fabulous.  The weather is still unsettled (that means high liklihood of strong winds) so we are still in Marseille being tourists which we are enjoying a lot.