Aigues Mortes was a lovely stop, with a great atmosphere within the Medieval Walls. The weather improved after we arrived, thankfully, and we had a lovely time exploring this beautiful town.
The little cobbled streets were packed with restaurants, cafes, bars and shops - enough to keep you amused for days.
On Friday evening, we had a lovely meal out in Les Arcades restaurant with entertainment provided by Ricardo on his Guitar, and on Saturday morning we toured the Ramparts of the town. The audio guide told us the history of Aigues Mortes and how one of the main towers was made into a Prison in 1685 for the Huguenots. In the afternoon, we travelled (a couple on the German boat EOS very kindly gave us a lift) to Port Camargue which is on the Med, to collect a GPS card and talk to the Capitainerie about keeping our boat there for a few months. The Port is beautiful with palm trees, hotels, apartments and great facilities within the 2,240 berth marina. We will make our final decision over the next week after we have checked out an alternative at Cap D’Agde.
We left this morning, heading along our last stretch of the Canal Du Rhone a Sete, towards Sete. The weather was perfect - hot and sunny with a cloudless sky. We travelled West and South West at 5 knots, enjoying the sights of the Pink Flamingos and the views of The Med on the other side of the Etang. We arrived at Frontignan at 3.30pm and tied up to the wall, waiting on the bridge opening at 5pm. Once through, we continued South West to Sete and arrived at 6pm in the dark! The railway bridge does not open until 7.13pm, so we tied up to the wall and decided to stay overnight and go through in the morning when it opens again at 10am, rather than travel through in the dark.
Sete is 43’24’.647N 003’41’.683E and we travelled 30.4nm today. We will stay in Sete for 2/3 days and then head out into The Mediterranean (yee ha!) to Cap D’Agde to meet up with Julie and Martin on Mytime, for a few days.
Little Snippet for everyone - we have now travelled a total of 1836nm and used 4,740 litres of fuel, averaging out at 2.5 litres per nautical mile, from Largs to the Med.
The little cobbled streets were packed with restaurants, cafes, bars and shops - enough to keep you amused for days.
On Friday evening, we had a lovely meal out in Les Arcades restaurant with entertainment provided by Ricardo on his Guitar, and on Saturday morning we toured the Ramparts of the town. The audio guide told us the history of Aigues Mortes and how one of the main towers was made into a Prison in 1685 for the Huguenots. In the afternoon, we travelled (a couple on the German boat EOS very kindly gave us a lift) to Port Camargue which is on the Med, to collect a GPS card and talk to the Capitainerie about keeping our boat there for a few months. The Port is beautiful with palm trees, hotels, apartments and great facilities within the 2,240 berth marina. We will make our final decision over the next week after we have checked out an alternative at Cap D’Agde.
We left this morning, heading along our last stretch of the Canal Du Rhone a Sete, towards Sete. The weather was perfect - hot and sunny with a cloudless sky. We travelled West and South West at 5 knots, enjoying the sights of the Pink Flamingos and the views of The Med on the other side of the Etang. We arrived at Frontignan at 3.30pm and tied up to the wall, waiting on the bridge opening at 5pm. Once through, we continued South West to Sete and arrived at 6pm in the dark! The railway bridge does not open until 7.13pm, so we tied up to the wall and decided to stay overnight and go through in the morning when it opens again at 10am, rather than travel through in the dark.
Sete is 43’24’.647N 003’41’.683E and we travelled 30.4nm today. We will stay in Sete for 2/3 days and then head out into The Mediterranean (yee ha!) to Cap D’Agde to meet up with Julie and Martin on Mytime, for a few days.
Little Snippet for everyone - we have now travelled a total of 1836nm and used 4,740 litres of fuel, averaging out at 2.5 litres per nautical mile, from Largs to the Med.
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