I decided to stay another night. I pay exactly the same here as in Cannes Euro 26.41. Toulouse turned out to be more attractive than the first impression. Further uptown it has a little more of the original charm. However the Germans did a much better job in rebuilding their piles of rubble in the former style from the allied bombings than the French did of what the Germans destroyed. Toulon reminds me much of Le Havre. Tall apartment blocks with retail and restaurants on the street level. There was a great outdoor market and it has an indoor shopping mall near the port with a Carrefour super market the size of a Wall-Mart. So, I got a bunch of my shopping done. I plan leave early in the morning before the NWesterly gets up to strength. It blew like stink today. I will most likely anchor out in the Calanques, possibly for two nights. This looks like a real intriguing part of the coast before I get to Marseille. I should be in Marseille on Saturday and then leave for Port St. Louis du Rhone to get ready for the trip through France.

There is only one place here of the about 50 eateries and bars on the waterfront that has wi-fi,  a brasserie called “Le Navigateur”. It took me more than an hour last night finding it. Sometimes you get surprised by someone who likes his job. When I sat down here and had not turned my laptop on the same waiter from last night set an ice cold Heineken draft on my table.

In Toulon