This is Skylark at her berth at the marina Darse Vieille in Toulon, separated from the boats on either side only by fenders. It is crowded and tight at European marinas but at Toulon, the swells from beyond the breakwater really do rock. I wonder sometimes if masts collide when the boats' side to side movements aren't synchronized. Since September 4th, there have been a number of different boats alongside but with the two boats currently alongside (an Amel 53 and a Dufour 45), it has been the tightest since Skylark's arrival.
Skylark is now on its own. I left for Kuala Lumpur on Sept 14 and will be away for a couple of weeks, returning to Toulon only on October 4th. Francois and Ed will return a few days after that and we will start our journey to leave the Med and sail for Las Palmas in the Canaries, off the north western African coast. All systems checked out before I left. I have left the shore power cable attached so that the refrigerator and freezer continue to run, as well as the 40 amp battery charger. The batteries are critical as they power the automatic bilge pump. Will resume blogging on return to France.
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