A blog about Cap d'Antibes
Probably one of the Best walks in the world. Le Sentier du Littoral is possibly my favourite walk ever. This beautiful coastal path starts at Plage de la Garoupe and continues on to the Villa Eilenroc. This is the way most people do it however, …
It’s 18 degrees in mid November Apparently it is Autumn in Cap d’Antibes. As it was a balmy 18 degrees today I decided to take a short wander around Cap d’Antibes to see if I could find any evidence of this thing they call Autumn. It …
Cap d’Antibes Villas Now that the Cap d’Antibes summer season is well and truly over, the place has once again sprung into life with building work. Old houses are either being torn down and replaced with modern luxury villas or re-developed. Among those snapped up …
Diary on hold until further notice 🙂 I will be back…  == 25.08.19 == PERFECT DAY Finally did the Paddle Board and Kayak trip from Baie des Milliardaires to Plage des Ondes with Mr D and RoRo. We stopped off at our little secret …
Meet Zarko Stefancic. Back in early September I came across a great photo taken on the Cap by an ILCD follower Christophe Radwanski. The photo was of an artist at work just across from the little Port de l’Abri de l’Olivette. After contacting Christophe it …
Lucio, Pointu Owner I interviewed Lucio, Pointu owner way back at the beginning of the season as the boats were going back into the water. Unfortunately I have been so busy with paid Photography work over the summer that I have only just got around …
Francois, Pointu owner. Pointu owner Francois is another of the many fabulous characters who you will often see at the Port l’Abri de l’Olivette. Kanabistro, the name of his Pointu maybe gives you a little clue to his character. Tall and always tanned you can’t …
Bernard, Pointu Owner. Meet Bernard, Pointu owner in the Port l’Abri de l’Olivette. He ownes Anthias, or the Hippocampe as I like to call it because of the wooden Seahorse on the bow. Believe it or not Bernard is turning 80 years old this month. He …
A busy weekend of Events on the Cap. This weekend was the JournĂ©es EuropĂ©ennes du Patrimoine. Throughout the weekend members of visitors and locals have the opportunity to visit historical and cultural sites free of charge or visit places which might not usually be open …
Time to go back in the Water. Regular readers of this blog will already be familiar with my series of short interviews with the Pointu owners at the Port l’Abri de l’Olivette. I spent quite a lot of time at Olivette this spring taking photos …
A day out in a MĂ©hari MĂ©hari Riviera is a relatively new Car rental company set up three years ago by Pascal Descarrier, a MĂ©hari enthusiast. Last weekend Pascal very kindly lent I Love Cap d’Antibes one of his fleet of MĂ©haris for the day. …
Pascale, Pointu Owner Meet Pascale, Pointu owner in the Port l’Abri de l’Olivette. I first met Pascale in 2017 during the annual Pointu race at Port Salis. He was racing for team Safranier in ‘ La vie en Rose’ a pretty Pink Pointu also anchored in …