Burgundy and Bordeaux France After spending a week riding bicycles throughout Burgundy, we were energized from the activity and decided to seize the momentum a bit longer in Burgundy, and also further south, in Bordeaux. Our bodies were primed and ready for the best that these two famed regions of France had to offer. It […]
France – Long before we went cruising, before we moved to Lake Norman, before we tried our hand at winemaking (or even wine drinking), we were avid mountain bikers. Every weekend, we rode the local trails in Southern California. And what little vacation time we had was often spent exploring the backroads of Big Bear, […]
South West Corsica, France It seemed like forever since we had been off Berkeley East. The weather conditions and our remote Corsica locales made leaving the boat very difficult. So when we saw a Mistral, and ten-foot seas in the forecast, we took BE into a marina at Ajaccio for some stability, and sushi. Corsica […]
North West Corsica, France We had not stepped foot on land in four days, but as we pulled Berkeley East into the small bay outside Calvi, Corsica, we spotted the beach café on shore and smiled at the thought of some time on terra firma. We made sure BE’s hook was dug in and she […]
Saint-Tropez, France The first time we visited Saint-Tropez it was May, before the summer season began. The legendary town and the notorious beaches were quiet. While we enjoyed our time there, we wished we could experience the Saint-Tropez that we had heard about, the wild and crazy Saint-Tropez of the rich and famous. Just 62 […]
The French Riviera We never intended to spend nearly two weeks around the French city of Antibes, the plan was a few days at best. But one thing led to another, and we zigzagged Berkeley East from marina to anchorage, to a different anchorage and back, and so on. We settled into a routine, a […]
25 June 2018 | Nice, France We had just left the Chagall museum, and were trying to get our bearings on a confusing three-way corner, when a woman approached us speaking in French. It was clear she was trying to help us find our way, so with our best French accent, we replied very slowly, […]
Cap Ferrat, France We had been on a roll, taking Berkeley East back to favored places in Italy and finding the same wonderful locales. So it was a shock when we arrived in the Bay of Villefranche and discovered that our beloved French anchorage was no longer the utopia we once knew. The Bay of […]
Corsica, France This is what our travel guide had to say about Corsica: “Millions of people visit Corsica each year, drawn by the mild climate, some of the most diverse landscapes in all of Europe, white sand beaches and transparent water.” We have good friends who cruised Corsica last year, slowly, anchoring in quiet coves, […]
Villefrance, French Rivera Everyone is always asking what our favorite town, village or city is. It is an impossible question to answer because most of the places that we have been visiting are all special in some way, be it beauty, character, peacefulness, people, or one unique experience. But if we had to choose a […]
