{"id":2299,"date":"2017-06-03T06:12:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T10:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2017-06-11T04:53:03","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T08:53:03","slug":"boat-tour-to-chateau-dif-and-calanques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/03\/boat-tour-to-chateau-dif-and-calanques\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Tour to Ch\u00e2teau d’If and Calanques"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arnould (our landlord) had a boat, and he invited us on his boat to go to Ch\u00e2teau d’If and Parc National des Calanques. (A calanque is a narrow inlet, that is why the national park is called Calanques, it has a lot of them). His boat was very nice, a big yacht with a sail and 2 levels. We went from the port and set course for Ch\u00e2teau d’If. Arnould even let me pilot the boat. I was captain for most of the ride to the Ch\u00e2teau, and when we got there we stopped, admired it, and took some pictures. There is a book called “The Count of Monte Cristo” that involves the Ch\u00e2teau d’If and I recommend that you read it. We turned and went to Calanques. When we were going we needed to squeeze through a narrow gap in the rock. It was fun, watching the big boats go through! Arnould also told me that there was a place where we would dock and where you could swim with fish. So we went there and I dove into the water, and it turned out that what Arnould was saying was true. There was a whole colony of fish swimming around there! I probably went into the water about 7 times. It was nice. We also ate lunch over there. It was fish and salad. It was delicious! We stayed over there for a while. Then we decided to go back. I played violin. We also let the sails free. We were going at about 4.5 knots! It was good for me because I was captain the whole way, even when we were coming into the port!!!!!<\/p>\n

It was a very nice day. I can’t wait to have another like this!<\/p>\n