St Marguerite Island

Sun morning (6 May) - We took the boat to St Marguerite Island to see Fort Royal, where the Man in the Iron Mask was imprisoned for 11 years. The mask was apparently destroyed in a fire. More than 60 names have been suggested for "the prisoner whose name nobody knows, whose face nobody has seen, a living mystery, shadow, enigma, problem" (Victor Hugo). A popular belief is that the Man in the Iron Mask was Louis XIV's twin brother.

A new boat yet to be named - would be nice if we were able to christen the boat!

"F-U-N" (Max, your "N" is looking a bit funny...hehehe)

Prison cells

These wild flowers were really pretty. I was hoping to see some wild French lavendar but didn't see any.

Well and water storage tanks previously used by the prison.

View of the Mediterranean Sea from the Fort

Back on the Cannes port