2016-08-11 Port du Crouton, Cap d’Antibes to Iles de Lerins, Cannes, France
Our very pleasant overnight mooring off the tiny Port du CroutonLooking across the bay with many super yachts on anchor overnight too!!Surprisingly a mussel farm operates from the centre of Golfe Juan!
Galice Juan les Pins, a very popular and fashionable marina lies in the north east of Golfe JuanBeing in southern France in August is when you see numerous big boats come out with their owners and guests
There is no shortage of apartments and hotels along the coast here in FranceWe head across the bay in a south westerly direction to one of the islands of Iles de Lerins called Ile Ste MargueriteOn the north side of Ile Ste Marguerite is Fort Royal which was built in the 17th Century and it is believed that the prisoner known as the Man in the Iron Mask was housed hereAfter spending an hour on anchor rocking and rolling due to boats coming and going, we decided to try another anchorage on the other side of the islandBetween Ile Ste Marguerite and Ile St Honorat in the south there appeared to be a popular and more sheltered anchorageLooking back to Cannes in the distance as we approach Ile St HonoratAs we arrived we were quite amazed seeing the hundreds of boats on anchor here todayAs it was very pleasant and certainly much calmer here, we joined the huge armada and dropped our anchor too!!With the long lens we look back to the larger vessels moored nearby off Cannes
Pizza delivery was popular in the bayNo pizza for us tonight!! Ric has cooked us a delicious fillet steak on the barbecue for our dinnerSuch a lovely outlook !!…..and a nice sunset too
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