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Cannes, France… Big Boats

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Day 50, Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

We are in the French Riviera!  We thought it would get warmer and sunnier the further south we went, but not so…today is cloudy and only 21°.  On our way to the beach I notice these strange cones from some type of coniferous tree, no idea what they are but they were very prickly!

Our first view of the Mediterranean Sea this trip.  No sunbathers on the beach today.

It started to rain a bit and this little sweetie wanted her own umbrella!  I asked her dad if I could ‘prends un photo’ and he smiled and said yes.  She was such an independent little girl.

soon we are at he harbour checking out the boats.  

People watching is very interesting.  This young lady posed for several photos for her friend…and me!  It was quite the outfit she was wearing, with her thong panties quite visible.

There are a lot of sailboats moored here…

and then there are the big boats…

and the really big boats…

complete with all the accessories!  It is really mind boggling to see these huge boats and we can only imagine how much they cost, not only to purchase but to maintain and operate.  Not something we will ever have to worry about!

The boats names are interesting…from the rather strange  ‘maxi beer Oliver’s bear’, to the curious No.9 (is this the ninth boat that they have owned?, to the quite pretentious Veni Vedi Vici  ( I Came, I Saw, I Conquered ) to the more modest ‘Lucky Us’.

I wonder if this is a game of “My mast is taller than your mast?”

There are so many of these huge boats, or perhaps I should be calling them ships?  I’m not sure of the correct terminology.

Boats aren’t the only expensive item in Cannes.  The little black boots are 1100 € and the tall boots are 1300 € !

I don’t think we can afford a vacation home here either!  Look a the price for a three or four room apartment, ranging from 74 to 110 square meters.

On our walk we passed several interesting murals, all movie or film related.

Dinard, France

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Day 19, Saturday, September 16, 2023

It is only 800 metres from our apartment to the beach.  There are a lot of large houses along the road.  I think many of them used to be farms but are now in the city. These look like farm buildings and the yard is huge.

Thee is a swimming pool built into the side of the beach that is freshly filled when the tide comes in. This is at 5:45,  about an hour after low tide.

There is a boardwalk all along the water, with large houses and hotels on the hills above.

We watch the ferry to Saint-Malo dock.  People have to walk way down the ramp because the water is so low.

There are boats everywhere as far as the eye can see!

These are the prettiest blue flowers. 

There are flowers all along the side of the boardwalk.  

We walk all the way to the end of the boardwalk and there is another swimming pool in the bay around the corner.  This one is little bit fancier.  I love the big houses on the hill across the water.

We take the opportunity to write our names in the sand celebrating that it is our 50th anniversary this year.

We thought we would have dinner downtown but seems that everything closes up at 7:00 today. I liked this statue of Alfred Hitchcock and ‘The Birds’, and the real birds have it well christened!

We pick up a few groceries in a little shop and head home to make dinner.  Over 14,000 steps today.  I see these strange fruits/nuts on the way home, but have no idea what they are.