Antibes day six – Last day

This was our last day at Antibes and I have to say that we really like this place. It’s a good balance of not to big but big enough if you want something, a great selection of very nice beaches, easy to walk around and the weather was stunning.
For this day we decided to have a look at a fortress on a hillside. It was still being renovated but we went all the same. The main attraction for us was to get the view from the top over Antibes. It was well worth the walk up to it as we could see right across the bays and boat harbor. We also took a picture looking back to our apartment in the distance.
Andrew and Bex wanted to just chill out on the beach at the base of the fortress while myself Sheree and Chris went to check out the biggest mall in Nice. It was a big Mall similar to what we are used to at home and the prices are about the same as what you would pay in NZ dollars but they are Euro, so that doubles the cost of most things, so money stayed in our pockets. On the way back from the mall I decided not to use Jennifer the GPS as the passengers said they new the way. Not long after the first turn we were on the wrong road and lost. I have to admit that at this stage I threw an un-necessary wobbly and suggested some one else could drive . With no takers Jeniffer was reinstated and we finally arrived back for a stop at the beach and a good cool down. This was just the ticket and not long after we got there Andrew and Bex arrived. Andrew suggested a stone skimming competion was in order so the search was on for the flattest stone. Modesty now prevents me from stating who won, but you can see the pics of my throwing style.
later we all went out for an earlier tea as Sheree and I were going to take Andrew and Bex to the Nice airport at 7:50am to catch their flight.
The next morning Andrew drove to the airport and a quick goodby was made at the ‘kiss and drop lane’ (as they call it here).. But as Jennifer had decided not to restart this morning we had a problem for the trip back. With no GPS we were flying blind. Apart from knowing the general direction we hit the toll roads to avoid the twisting turning roads in the towns and hoped for the best. A short time later and 1. 40 Euro poorer we arrived home. A quick read of the GPS manual revealed how to reset Jennifer and with great relief we were back in action. It’s amazing how reliant we have become of the GPS and without it we really are lost.
Chris did not fly out until 9:30pm so we dropped him off down on the beach to fill in the day, said our goodbyes and about 10:30am we were on our way to ‘L’isle Sur La Sorgue’ in Provence.