friday.
wind blows wind down tree mottled trunks. the white speckled butterfly negotiates direction. she rests in the cockpit for a photo then flys to the cyclists and a walker keeping pace on the path. the cicadas, relentless, are electric, busying the day with sound. we on the boat are keeping quiet afternoon activity. this is [...]
Archive for June, 2009
carcassonne
Posted in 2009 season on June 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
riquet’s ribbon
Posted in 2009 season on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Since leaving the Med and the Etang de Thau a little over a week ago, we’ve been venturing into Southwestern France along Pierre-Paul Riquet’s Canal du Midi. It’s stunning. Almost completely lined by plane trees, we voyage along a cool shaded corridor with the occasional view of the surrounding landscape of cypress, pine and many vineyards. [...]
for the boaties
Posted in sailing/traditional boats on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amidst this fiberglass clutter coast, there were a few, brief, moments of sanity. These boats are all from Le-Grau-du-Roi, just south of the mighty crusade port and fortress of Aigues-Morts (dead waters). We managed to glimps a few more interesting boats further along the coast in In Palavas-les-Flots (a cute old fishing village that is [...]
sea sun sails
Posted in 2009 season on June 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We reached the Med and are just now emerging…after a week of hot sun, afternoon swims, and chasing wooden boat sails from port to sea, we moored up at the opening to Sete next to row of Mediterranean style houses and small streets. We returned home from an early evening walk last night with fresh [...]
towards the sea
Posted in 2009 season on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Since leaving Avignon a week ago with James, Heather, Adelaide and Gail, we’ve been exploring the beginning of the Bouches-du-Rhone (Mouths of the Rhone) region known for the marsh lands of the Camargue. Salt, rice fields, long-necked egrets and wild white horses pop into view as we roll merrily along the canal Sete-a-Rhone smelling wind [...]
Down the Rhone
Posted in 2009 season on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
first port of call, Tournon, 94 km from our Lyon mooring. just downstream is a lovely wood decked pedestrian bridge.
after a very windy day on the river, Villiers, our second stop on the Rhone. small cathedral town, cute as hell.
morning koffie, a stroll round the decks and 35 knots of wind (la mistral) to help [...]
