We really were at anchor this time, as stated in the programme! Nicely swinging to 600 feet of anchor chain making a lee for the tenders as they plied back and forth to the marina, amongst the super-yachts assembled for the F1 Grand Prix next month and probably for the Rolex tennis match this week.
A visit to Eze had been on the cards, but a quote of 40 Euros each way in a taxi or a complicated bus changed our minds back to an amble around the town in the chilly wind but warming sunshine.
Monte Carlo really is a place to people-watch and the yachts in the marina are simply awesome, so we explored up to the Palace and along the front by the Aquarium and Exotic Garden. This is a great spot on the cliff and we had a quick look in the Cathedral where the Rainier family have been married and are buried, passing Princess Grace’s memorial with its permanent flowers. Back down to the harbour, watching workers assembling the grandstand for the F1 circuit over part of the marina itself.
A little shopping had to be done, of course, with such a choice and being back in the Eurozone!
Suddenly it looked like rain, so back to the tender point and aboard the ship for the sailaway. Someone was trying a new gadget – a waterjet backpack powered from something like a jetski which sent pressurized water through 2 jets like the James Bond jet pack – limited only by the length of the hose – excellent!
As it was Monte Carlo the Commodore obviously had to show that his ship was bigger than anything in port, so in pouring rain we weighed the anchor drifting slowly broadside to the mole then swung the bow towards the shore with much hooting and pirouetted through 270 and headed West towards Barcelona for our last port.
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| Nice anchorage |
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| F1 grandstand |
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| Capuccino time |
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| Exotic garden |
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| Cathedral |
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| Rainiers' graves |
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| The lovely ladies |
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| Damned seagulls everywhere! |
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| Superyachts |
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| Our budget |
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| Rascasse |
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| New sport |
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| Showing off! |
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