La Seyne-Sur-Mer, France - November 17

We left Villefranche the day before at 4pm instead of 7pm, due to a westerly storm coming in that would result in 3m waves by 6pm. Captain Felice made a calming announcement letting us know it would be a loud night, but that side to side roll would be minimized by deploying stabilizers. However we could not dock at Toulon in the morning, since the port is on the east of a bay and the wind from the west made such an approach too dangerous. So instead we went to La Seyne-Sur-Mer which is on the west side of the bay. The night was loud due to waves striking the bow, but nothing to keep us from sleeping.

Seyne-Sur-Mer is a wonderful little port and town, with the town only a 15 minute walk from the cruise terminal. Some of the buildings in the town have stunning murals and we found an absolutely delightful restaurant for lunch - La Marmite des Filles - with a few tables outside and a dining room upstairs. My French was not up to the job, but the proprietor spoke good English and explained that for lunch they were serving just two dishes - a local fish with a courgette gratin and a locally made sausage with lentils. We had one of each and they were superb, washed down of course with the house wine. Yum!