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Cruising Yachts and this is the best water to sail them in particularly in summer.  Says [[underlined]]average Frenchman[[\underlined]] does [[underlined]]not make as good a crew,[[\underlined]] best are [[underlined]]Bretons,[[\underlined]] who are [[underlined]]excellent.  Most[[\underlined]] of the [[underlined]]time man and wife make up the whole crew.  Arcachon[[\underlined]] is the best place to [[underlined]]build boats.  All the yacht harbors, Cannes, Nice, Villefranche, Monaco[[\underlined]] have been much improved and afford excellent shelter.  Up till now no charges are made for wharfage in Cannes but the Major believes this will change.  Much building has been going on in Cannes, new hotels, and shops and restaurants everywhere.
At [[underlined]]Nice[[\underlined]] a property of 5 1/2 hectares or about 8 acres, with 20000 grape vines, 2000 olive trees Chateau [[underlined]]20 rooms, baths, electricity,[[\underlined]] garage etc.
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was offered for sale for 550000 frcs, or [[underlined]]22000$,[[\underlined]] at about 10 kilometres distance of Nice.
[[underlined]]Oct 10.[[\underlined]]  Finally managed to obtain [[underlined]]inside room[[\underlined]] for myself on SS. [[underlined]]Isle de France.[[\underlined]]  Paid [[underlined]]439$ for the whole room,[[\underlined]] and [[underlined]]1000[[\underlined]] frcs. for Sleeping Car from Nice to Paris.  [[left margin]] X [[\left margin]]  This will allow me to get home sooner than I dared expect.
Walking all day along the water.  Then Cinema, then a contemptible variety show, [[underlined]]worse than[[\underlined]] one would expect in [[underlined]]any Hick town in the States[[\underlined]]
[[underlined]]Oct 11.[[\underlined]]  Drove to [[underlined]]Villefranche[[\underlined]] in a horse carriage.  Beautiful harbor, quiet and picturesque.  Large mooring buoys for men-of-war and large vessels.  [[underlined]]Excellent shelter for yachts.[[\underlined]]  Only one or 2 yachts there medium size.  English Warship there.  Different small harbors for small craft