Marseille

August 24th
Marseille

Not too much to write about in regards to my first trip to Marseille. I got off the ship early with some friends, took the shuttle into town and began a long walk towards the beach. We had picked up some snacks at a bakery, ate them, and then played paddle ball at the beach. The water, surprisingly enough, was freezing, so there wasn’t a whole lot of swimming going on. The sun was nice though and I got a chance to work on my sunburn. As we ran out of time, we started heading back to the shuttle pickup point while searching for a good cheese shop. Being Sunday however meant that all the cheese shops were closed, causing Ben (our cheese guy) a great deal of frustration. We made it to the shuttle pickup point about 40 minutes before needing to be back on the ship for a rehearsal, but 30 minutes later a bus still hadn’t come, forcing the group into having to get a cab back to the ship. We were still 5 minutes late to the rehearsal, but after explaining the shuttle situation and us paying for a taxi, all was forgiven (guess we got the MD on a good day). We played the farewell show as usual and then ended the night with a farewell to Mark (drummer) and Patrick (pianist) who were getting off the ship the next day in Barcelona. And that’s about it, one more cruise down, one more to go before I fly home! Thanks!