Return to Genoa

Sunset on the Cote d'Azur

Signora Del Vento (Lady of the Wind)

 

Leaving the port of La Ciotat to (yet another) beautiful sunset, the journey to Genoa was a straight 24 hours in order to avoid the winds blowing up from the south west. A lot of big tuna about (see the video) and very flat calm, which was nice and gentle on the boat. On our approach to berth, we passed this square rigger, which goes by the name of "Signora Del Vento". Or "Lady of the Wind" for those with no translatorial powers.


So the boat is now tied up, stern to in Genoa Marina Aeroporto, which means I have returned to the place I started when I went into yachting. A lot of people I know in the industry don't rate Genoa- either because of the position of the main city centre relative to this marina, or the fact that Genoa itself is VERY industrial. But, I have found that if you look hard there is some amazing sites, history and views to take in from this city. I was wondering what may have changed since the first time I was here, so I took the camera out to investigate- and these are the images I came back with.

Since I first visited Genoa, someone's been putting some colour in the water of the huge fountain in the main square! Very bizarre...

Ferrari 430, lowered and sitting on fully slick tyres... Not sure why it's just hanging around here?

The Grand detail of the "Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato" Church in Genoa. One of many, many churches

This is all from my boat "The Diversity" (I know, it's not really called "Diversity" - ask me about that another time). I will be leaving the boat and heading off on another one in just a few weeks, where I will be hoping to catch a little more action from mother nature, but we'll see about that later in November...