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Sandtastic Titanic

Sandtastic Titanic

Some photos of Valentino and Eric’s Titanic Sand Sculpture. Masters of Sand, Valentino and Eric, are currently working on the Titanic Plage Salis, Cap d’Antibes. Their replica of the Titanic has been on the beach here all of this week albeit under construction. It was 

Life’s a Beach

Life’s a Beach

Meet Valentino and Eric, two people passing through the Cap but bringing a little happiness with their art on the way. I first saw Valentinos amazing sand sculptures on instagram a few weeks ago. I was on the beach on the other side of the 

I wish I had thought of that.

I wish I had thought of that.

Julien, a man who spotted a great business opportunity on the Cap. Julien is the man who runs the valet service for Plage de la Garoupe. Managing a small team of six, in the high season these guys literally do not stop from mid morning until 

Love in Cap d’Antibes.

Love in Cap d’Antibes.

Meet Betty who has a special connection to the Plage des Ondes. I met Betty a few days ago. She had just finished a swimming lesson with a local instructor Olivier when we had a quick chat. She looked so awesome all in pink that 

Swimming with the Fishes

Swimming with the Fishes

Meet Achille an 11 year old who loves underwater fishing. Achille  lives in La Gaude with his parents and younger brother. They have been coming to the Cap d’Antibes beaches for years drawn by the beautiful water, the sand and of course the fish. As 

Fishing in Style on the Cap

Fishing in Style on the Cap

If you are in Cap d’Antibes in July and like to go to the beach early then you will probably come across Jocelyne fishing on Plage des Ondes. Always in the same white beach dress and sun hat she fishes from the little tower on 

A Passion for Poisson

A Passion for Poisson

Meet Tony, a fisherman based at Port Croûton. Tony became a fisherman 15 years ago when he was just 15. He has been based here, in Port Croûton, for 10 years. Before coming to Cap d’Antibes he was working in Cannes. Why did you choose to 

Station Port Gallice, the end of an era.

Station Port Gallice, the end of an era.

Meet Christian, the owner of Station Port Gallice. I know Christian because I have been taking my car to his garage  for the last 6 years. Located in Port Gallice with a view of the sea and a beach to his right I can’t think 

The Annual Pointus race from Port Salis

The Annual Pointus race from Port Salis

Annual Pointus race from Port Salis to La Gravette. Organised as part of the annual Fete de la Saint-Pierre the Pointus race starts at Port Salis and ends at La Gravette. I was invited along by Carolyn from team Safraniers, the Orange team, who were 

Growing up in Cap d’Antibes.

Growing up in Cap d’Antibes.

Meet Auréa, a Cap d’Antibes resident. Growing up in Cap d’Antibes is something Auréa knows a lot about. Auréa is 21 years old and lives with her parents near Plage de la Salis. Her father is from Brittany and her mother is Swedish. The family 

Nice work if you can get it.

Nice work if you can get it.

Meet Kimberley and Bastien who work on plage de la Garoupe from June to September. Working part-time at the beach for the ‘Mairie d’Antibes’ is nice work if you can get it. This is exactly what Kimberley and Bastien are doing. They both work part-time 

Keeping Cap d’Antibes Beautiful

Keeping Cap d’Antibes Beautiful

Meet Raphael, Gardener for the Mairie. Raphael is one of the many people keeping Cap d’Antibes beautiful. All those little things we take for granted don’t just happen by themselves. The plants don’t water themselves. Those bins on the beaches don’t empty themselves, someone does