It can be challenging to land one's dinghy on the San Sebastián wharf. They are not really geared for cruising boats.
It's hot here, and Playa de la Concha teems with sunbathers and swimmers. Including the ones that go without suit. Yep.
Peregrinus' small Achilles tender, with its new legally required reference to the mothership: "Tender To Peregrinus." Fisherman's wharf, San Sebastián. iPhone 6 Plus.
Occasionally we find that an invited guest is insane. This generally cheers us all up. We know we're on the right track.
---Sante Fe Institute Operating Principles, 1984
Peregrinus at anchor, Île-d'Yeu, Pays de la Loire, 25 June 2015. Leica Typ 114.
Amel delivers most of its new boats to customers here, and owners of older models are welcome to dock here as well. Every boat in this picture, which includes Peregrinus, is an Amel, and on this photo are the models Sharki, Maramu, Super Maramu, Super Maramu 2000, Amel 54, Amel 55, and Amel 64.
Leftmost in the picture is an Amel customer service office where factory technicians are available every workday. Including during August.
Ponton Amel, La Rochelle, iPhone 6 Plus, 30 July 2015.
The white tents in the field before the city ramparts look like the encampment of a sieging army preparing to seize the walls. Echoes of 1628, as the Calvinists stood Richelieu's massive attack for fourteen months from these very defenses.
But the tents were there as part of La Rochelle's Francofolies music festival, and the attack was merely auditory.
14 July 2015, the last day of the Francofolies. The flag of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux flies above the Tour de la Chaîne. Leica Typ 114.
