dpb
Well-Known Member
Our final use of the boat this year was our long planned trip to the South of France during the first two weeks of September.
So we hitched Pegasus, our Sea Ray 240, to our car and set off.
We caught the Ferry from Poole to Cherbourg on the Saturday morning which got us on the road in France by about 2pm.
This was too late.
Previously we had used the Portsmouth / Le Havre Friday night over night ferry and this is much better as it gets there about 7am and lets you break the back of the journey to the Med on the Saturday whereas we woke at the services on Sunday morning with still 450 miles to go.
We kept to the motorways going South via Tours, Bourges and Clermont Ferrand but this route had some very hilly sections in the Clermont Ferrand region and driving past St Etienne just seemed un pleasant so we came back via Beaune, Auxerre and Paris which seemed to be an easier route.
Our destination was Port de Bormes which was a shade under 800 miles (the return route turned out to be 30 odd miles shorter). Tolls each way were just over £100.
Having installed new bearings and got the breaks of the trailer all working right I had decided to use cranes for launch and recovery.
All arranged by a company called AGP who met us at the port, saw us launch OK and then took the car and trailer to their compound for safe storage. They then met us with the car on our last day and saw us on our way.
We sorted a berth in the marina (£17 per night) and stayed in Bormes for a couple of nights to chill out a bit.
There was quite a strong east wind for the first couple of days which culminated in quite a storm during the second night so we did not go far but we did have a pleasant day at anchor in the shadow of Cap Negre near Cavaliere.
With the winds gone we headed East.
Now if you have a Cap Camarat, this where your boat is named after.
After passing the Cap , now heading North we crossed a near empty Pampelone Bay
and eventually had St Tropez in our sights.
The entrance seemed to be always busy
But during the day the inner harbour was usually empty
However by early evening of each of the three nights we stayed there (£30 per night) the famous quay was full with other boats anchoring out side the harbour. All trying to out do each other:
During the days we went to Baie de Canebier
Pampelone
Or up by Port Grimaud, all depending on what the wind was doing.
Whilst at Port Grimaud we took a trip up the River Giscle to look at the houses and boats
Hmmmmm!
So we hitched Pegasus, our Sea Ray 240, to our car and set off.
We caught the Ferry from Poole to Cherbourg on the Saturday morning which got us on the road in France by about 2pm.
This was too late.
Previously we had used the Portsmouth / Le Havre Friday night over night ferry and this is much better as it gets there about 7am and lets you break the back of the journey to the Med on the Saturday whereas we woke at the services on Sunday morning with still 450 miles to go.
We kept to the motorways going South via Tours, Bourges and Clermont Ferrand but this route had some very hilly sections in the Clermont Ferrand region and driving past St Etienne just seemed un pleasant so we came back via Beaune, Auxerre and Paris which seemed to be an easier route.
Our destination was Port de Bormes which was a shade under 800 miles (the return route turned out to be 30 odd miles shorter). Tolls each way were just over £100.
Having installed new bearings and got the breaks of the trailer all working right I had decided to use cranes for launch and recovery.
All arranged by a company called AGP who met us at the port, saw us launch OK and then took the car and trailer to their compound for safe storage. They then met us with the car on our last day and saw us on our way.
We sorted a berth in the marina (£17 per night) and stayed in Bormes for a couple of nights to chill out a bit.
There was quite a strong east wind for the first couple of days which culminated in quite a storm during the second night so we did not go far but we did have a pleasant day at anchor in the shadow of Cap Negre near Cavaliere.
With the winds gone we headed East.
Now if you have a Cap Camarat, this where your boat is named after.
After passing the Cap , now heading North we crossed a near empty Pampelone Bay
and eventually had St Tropez in our sights.
The entrance seemed to be always busy
But during the day the inner harbour was usually empty
However by early evening of each of the three nights we stayed there (£30 per night) the famous quay was full with other boats anchoring out side the harbour. All trying to out do each other:
During the days we went to Baie de Canebier
Pampelone
Or up by Port Grimaud, all depending on what the wind was doing.
Whilst at Port Grimaud we took a trip up the River Giscle to look at the houses and boats
Hmmmmm!
