30th March 2023...more broccoli 🥦

After failing to tie up the broccoli stalks this year, I'm starting to think they prefer being flat to the ground, this way they don't keep being blown over...good crop again...

28th March 2023...Buster & mouse

Buster made so much fuss, that I had to see what enormous animal he had managed to wrestle to the floor and bring through the cat flap...this was it...🐁

27th March 2023...lambs in the field

Only 6 this year...but they bleat enough for 60! 🐑🐑🐑

25th March 2023... Charlie

So comfortable

15th March 2023...back to normal and broccoli!

First purple sprouting broccoli of the year.

11th March 2023...Back in Barcelona!

We finally docked, about 7or8 hours after schedule. Due to the terrific winds that have been blowing in these parts...Hérault is supposed to be worse.

So after getting up at 6am and vacating our cabin as directed by 7.30am we had to wait another 5 hours until the port of Barcelona would allow us to dock because of high winds. This also meant that all work that would normally occured before we disembarked was happening when we disembarked...our suitcases, stores for ship...etc. people visiting Barcelona...

Then we had a long trip home, no halfway hotel this time, and we already knew the weather was worse in Hérault.

After a stop in Jonquera, for Spanish supplies, and something to eat, Dave had to drink Red Bull to stay awake!

Fortunately all trees blocking the road up to Cailho had been removed.

It was about 21h when we got back.

10th March 2023 ...Day 11 Marseilles

Day 11 Marseilles

Early dawn.

Slightly later.

View from cabin window.

Our lunch venue, a great curry to be had !!😁

Various buildings in Marseilles 

The cathedral 

The heart shaped anchor,

 in support of Ukrainian people's.

Strange sculpture of a man with a gap!

Dinner that night, was a spinach burger..... Popeye would be happy...😊😊

9th March 2023...Day 10 Genoa....

Day 10 Genoa.

Our first view of Genoa.

Our green Rick Shaw.

And meet with the pilot, Youssef.

Lighthouse

A church, with shops under and accommodation above!

Youssef and the old bank, with St George the patron Saint of Genoa behind him.

Our Rickshaw

Fabulous ship, but

not old, built by Roman Polanski for a film.

This house was built by a rich merchant, who when his neighbour built something bigger and blocked his view...put a sundial on his house, with a cherub baring his bottom at the neighbour!

It's in the brown patch between the windows.

House to commemorate Jeans, originally from Genoa or Gene as it is called in french.

A butchers

Ceiling of the church with 12 confessionals in it

Situated next to the red light area.

Narrow streets that bend, to keep the enemies out. 

St Georges flag flying.

The cathedral which got hit by a shell during the war, from an English ship. The shell didn't explode, and when dismantling the shell, they found, not only was it Italian, it was made in Genoa!

Our vegetarian meal at Soul Kitchen...

the food for us was very "experimental", 

4 courses , coffee, water and a beer....90 euros!!

Street entertainment.

We visit the Bio dome on the harbour.

Back to the train station, 

which is where our ship is docked.

Our waiter is very talented with napkins, he made this heart and rosebuds in about 5 mins.

Another shipping line, who have painted there ships

With super heros.

This is Wonder woman and Bat man!

Roof line

Going to dinner, tonight's theme is glamour!