Menton, which was once the wealth of Monaco - because of its lemon exports, decided to secede & became part of Sardinia apparently. (Deprived of it's main source of income Charles the first of the house of Grimaldi decided to introduce gambling to all but the Monagasque citizens - a rule still in place today - smart guy! Monaco is $100 richer from Libby!) It came back to France at some point & it's lemon industry is still thriving - the limoncello is di...

Leaving St Raphael was quite sad as it is a rather enchanting place. The morning was like most others, Paul Trish & Cheryl going for there early morning walk. I decided to go for a brief final look around and on the way back caught up with the Captain on the tourist boat which was a couple of boats up from ours. He has been taking tourists out for 18 years 3 times a day for 300 days of the year. He was amazing at mooring his boat, single handedly in the mar...

Then the Barman cracked up laughing and said YES. I have still got Brian's footprints on my shorts where he walked over me to get there. Now that Brian was feeling better, we made our way back to catch up with the others. We looked at the multitude of boats in the mariner, and I got my copy of the NY Times to read. We all had such a big lunch (and I think Libby is still trying to get through the ice cream), we decided to eat on the boat. Trish and Paul...

Hi All, our plan today is to go to St Raphael. It is approximately a 2 hour sail. The lady has just dropped in the washing, so the girls are frantically sorting things out. I have just heard Marty yell out at the top of his voice, 'I can't find my undies". I think it was Cheryl who answered "Marty, edible one's dissolve in hot water" …and now for the Diannism of the day. A bit of background first: Those who have travelled with Brian and Dianne would know t...

Hi Everyone, I received a call from the editorial department to tell me the end of the St Tropez blogg was missing. However since I shorted you all I have enclosed another photo as a bonus. After what seemed like an eternity, the girls turned up with the shopping. The boys looked at each other and went are you kidding! All that in the baskets on our bikes. Well all I can say it was rather hilarious going back to the boat with all this weight over the front ...