Les Calanques de Marseilles

From Trets we headed south to the Med and down to a magical area of limestone gorges, known as the Calanques , where the sea meets the sea and has carved out what is now a playground for sun-lovers. A few are accesible by car, but most only by foot or boat. We only meant to stay for two days but the despite the virtual impossibility of finding a towel sized pocket of beach (or limestone rock) we stayed for five. The sea was so blue and the cliffs so white.



East of Cassis the geology switches to sandstone- sculpted by the wind -like the gargoyles on a medieval church.




In this calanque I got stung by a jellyfish


It hurt like hell

I was glad I had some Rescue Remedy in the car. It didn't deter going me back in the water the next day though.