November afternoon sunshine highlighting the Mediterranean.waves rippling in at the picturesque Anse du Grand Rouveu between Carry-Le-Rouet and Sausset-les-Pins on the Côte Bleu. An afternoon ride-out that made worthwhile catching the first Piccadilly Line tube to Heathrow for the early morning flight to Marseille, with a full-strength espresso and a real French artisan croissant enjoyed outdoors at Le Petit Montmarte brasserie on my way to the flat here. (The name Côte Bleu, Blue Coast, is because of the Sapphire Blue of the sea).