Photos by Chelsea.
The calanques, (a Corsican word for inlet) between Marseilles and Cassis are a hidden treasure that you can access only by boat, or by foot…or by car if you know about it… Well, Chelsea and her good friend from Marseilles drove there only to find the road closed for summer. They decided to hike to the calanques hoping to find a place
away from the crowd.
Along the way they encouraged each other with the
idea that they would be alone once at the isolated beach. Trust me when I say going by foot is long and dusty, though with views that make it worthy of every aching step.
Encouraging each other they hiked, and hiked and hiked…. and once they arrived they noticed half of Marseilles had driven there before them! How did they get there with their cars was the main subject that haunted them for most of the day.
I asked Chelsea when I saw her photos, "Hey what's up with the purse? Why didn't you take a backpack?"
Chelsea rolled her eyes at me and replied, "Mom, we thought we could drive there. The purse was the least of it, I had flip flops on."
Solitude… No.
Swimming… the best.
Sun and shine…. burnt to a crisp.
Sweet friends… always.
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Happy Fourth of July!
Note:
The music on yesterday's slideshow:
Artist: Charles Trenet
Song: Douce France
A video with Charles Trenet singing "Douce France" with subtitles can be found by clicking here.
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