August 4, 2015: Cote d’Azur Road Trip, Day 2

Day 2 of our Cote d’Azur road trip went as follows (also, pretty much entirely unplanned):    Marseilles –> Cassis –> Saint-Tropez –> Frejus

Miles walked:       5
Miles driven:     ~90

Marseille in the Day

Notre Dame de la Garde in daylight!

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These two…

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Incredible views of Marseille from the Notre Dame:

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Silly boys:

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Cassis

Began our search for the beautiful calanques (coves) of Cassis in the little, adorable beach front city (where we later rewarded ourselves with crepes):

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Off we go!

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Approaching our first cove – Calanque de Port-Pin (I don’t know about you, but I personally have never seen water this clear in my life):

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Port-Pin – you are truly spectacular:

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Wonders of the GoPro:

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Goodbye Port-Pin! You were lovely!

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On to Calanque d’En Veu!

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Here we come!

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And just when you thought it couldn’t get any prettier:

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Underwater fun:

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Adios calanques! We have enjoyed you oh so dearly. Now back on shore and ready for some crepes!

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Saint-Tropez

The beautiful beaches of Saint-Tropez:

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Oh, didn’t you know? I secretly run a beachfront restaurant on the French Riviera in my spare time.

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