Friday, September 25, 2009

Leaving for France

On our way to France the girls stopped by the beach while the guys got the oat ready for the trip.



This is the view from our hotel




Our Hotel
















The guys getting the boat ready to be trailered





So cute is the little black car towing the little black boat.



And we are off! Using the GPS!












Getting lost # 1


Getting lost #2
look at this turn, we had to back down the hill we drove up...


...and we had to turn it around, this was hilarious! Sort of like the Austin Powers movie when he gets stuck in the little cart between the two walls.



Getting lost # 3
Gimmy is actually asking these two french kids where to go...in French?



We made it to Monaco!


Nice boats!

Nice view! From the resturant we had dinner

At the resturant. It was a very cool place, obviously, with a nice view over the bay, as shows in the picture above. It was "California casual" and had a nice lounge vibe



The view of Monaco from La Turbie, France

Taking a walk in La Turbie






We stayed in the peach colored building on the left side of the picture. This was the last stop before we get to Martigue, France.

The reason why we got lost so many times was because of the boat. Lets face it, hotels in Europe are not the same as in California; for one reason not all of them have parking lots for cars let alone a boat. So we had to find parking for the boat. We ended up leaving the boat 5 kilometers away down some windy road in the parking for a Sanctuary. The pictures of the Sanctuary are below. We believe the Madonna kept the boat safe.


It was a really pretty church.




Our last leg to Martigues, France

The girls asleep in the car


Carro, South of France. Apparently, this place is a killer surf spot.


Bonjour Jerome and Nick! We have made it to Martigues! Jerome and Nick are friends of ours from Marina Del Rey, California and they came to France to also participate in the 5.70 Worlds. Jerome is also a dealer for the 5.70 boat and will happily help you if you are interested in buying one.

The competitors!

1 comment:

Becky said...

Is Gimmy racing too? That looks like so much fun. Thanks for keeping us posted on here! I love all of the cute pics!