Kilometres Walked : Wednesday – 13.2, Thursday – 16.5

Flights Climbed : 60

Thursday 25th May, 2023.

Back on the coast for a few days we have based ourselves at Ventimilia so we can explore the French Riviera a little more. Today we caught the train across the border to Carnoles, one of the beaches of the Roquebrune-Cap-Martin settlement. It was here we joined the coastal path that runs between Menton and Monaco. The day did start out a little overcast but dramatically improved after lunch. Following the coastal track for several kilometres we happily walked along with luxurious villas on one side and the beautiful blue Ligurian Sea on the other. With regular stone steps meandering straight down to the sea there were plenty of swimming spots.

And then we started spotting the Super Yacht’s in the distance. Holy moly, how many super yachts can you see? Oh and yes one had a helicopter of course. Completely mesmerised for the rest of our walk we took a zillion photos and watched the helicopter do a few practice laps.

After a refreshing swim and lunch on the beach we headed into Monte Carlo. Now as much as the water was absolutely beautiful it was extremely difficult to walk in over the pebbles once again. That is definitely one thing I am missing about home, our sandy beaches. Upon our initial arrival we saw all these trucks and tents and quite a few blocked off streets. Not knowing what was going on we soon noticed the signs everywhere advertising The Grand Prix. Well isn’t that a bonus and no wonder there are so many Super Yachts here. First Cannes film festival, next The Grand Prix. This year is the 80th Monaco Grand Prix and is the slowest and most difficult of all circuits in the Formula 1 world championship. We have one Aussie competing who is driving for McLaren, Oscar Piastri from Melbourne. You go Oscar!!! And speaking of McLarens, we saw many of them today oh and Mercedes G’s, I actually lost count of those. The money here is absolutely mind blowing. Finding a few sneaky spots to watch some practice laps finished off the day perfectly.

Show me the money Monaco!