Firework Spectacular

After a couple of shouts last week, I took some time off for leisure boating, with the Copains des Pointus d'Antibes. The occasion was the firework display offshore from the Ponteil beach. It was a family affair, spouses, children, nephews and nieces. We had plenty of time for a swim and a nice picnic.

During the picnic, the VHF was on, because we were expecting a courtesy (and possibly apéritif) visit from the lifeboat, which was going to be on guard duty. But then the coastguard radio got busy, and my beeper went off.

The lifeboat, this time sans Yours Truly, sped off to Mandelieu with its blue lights flashing, to rescue somebody stranded just in front of the port. A very long way for a petty rescue, but the nearer lifeboats weren't available. Good job I had been on the fuel duty that morning and the tanks were full to the brim.

Anyway, the firework display was spectacular, and all the more impressive for being reflected in the slow glassy swell of the sea (which explains why the camera wasn't steady)...