Jukkis visiting!

Barely had my parents seen off their last bunch of visitors, when a new one turned up at their doorstep. This time it was my cousin Jukka-Matti’s turn to enjoy a bit of Riviera springtime weather. Jukkis is a very keen diver, so I figured it was the perfect opportunity to get a bit of diving done myself. We decided to go for Le Cave de Lido at Cap Ferrat again (last time we had some issues finding the place…).

This time we found the place, possible since Merlin joined us this time ;-). It was a pretty cool dive, with somewhat warmer water than last time. The viz was very good at the surface, but it got a bit murky down at 30 meters (but still a fair bit better than the UK visibility I’m used to!). The cave was pretty cool, with plenty of little sponges, urchins and other vertebrae growing on the rocks (good thing Merlin brought his torch…).

There wasn’t a lot of fish to be seen unfortunately (a sign of the Med being well overfished, I suppose, although apparently the stormy weather from the day before had made things worse as well…), but we did spot a couple of “Scorpionfish-like fish” (can’t remember what Merlin called them now). A good dive, then!

After lunch at our place we headed down to the beach to enjoy that Riviera springtime sun a bit more. In fact, it was the first swim of the year in the sea for us. Very refreshing – definitely feels like the summer is here!

For the evening, the plan was to celebrate daddy’s birthday (a few days in advance, since my parents are heading off to Finland in a couple of day’s time). My parents had booked a nice cozy restaurant from the Antibes old town for the occasion, called Le Brulot. It’s quite a nice little place, a really “rustic” and traditional French restaurant. The menu is perhaps not very creative or original, but I liked the no-nonsense style and lively atmosphere. A pity they don’t have a terrace, would’ve been nice to enjoy the warmth outside. Still, we had a very nice night out, and good to see Tutta again as well!