Something bad and something good

My plan to leave Tuesday (7 oct.) didn't work out again.
Sunday and Monday morning i had few problems with the phone but it was still okey.
Tuesday morning the phone stopped working completely and messed up all my plans again. So i decided to stay a bit longer in Saint - Tropez.

In the first week i visited a library a lot to contact with phone company and my friend.
But just today i finished the talks with the company because for me it took 10 days to get phone IMEI code from Estonia before i could even start talking with them.

Also few times i was invited or i visited the Irish pub where more than often somebody offered me a beer.

Also for the hole week there was an air show in Sainte Maxime but because it is just 5 km away it was visible here also.
And this means airplanes and yet fighter flying over very low from 9 am until 5 pm.
So most of the wake ups i got, were from yet fighters.

Here the Ferrari-s, Lambos, Maserati's, Porches and all other super cars are everyday sight but in the second half of the week i started to notice a lot of Porches in the town.
Later i found out that here was a Porche club gathering with about 300 Porches.

Saturday i also took out stitches and in the evening i met some cool people.

During that time i have met more people but they sent a photo to me so this is the only photo in this post.

Sunday morning was HELL. The wind was about 30 m/s with thunder and hail up to 3 cm in diameter and you do not want to wake up with this when you sleep under the sky.

Now the last week starting from 13 oct.

Monday i got tired of all the people for a moment and went for a 4 hour walk out of the center.

I found many nice places and also saw a lot of crazy mansions and villas.

Later i went back to one almost abounded chapel were nobody goes and just sat there for the hole day with a very beautiful view.

Wednesday i did another little walk to La Foux where is a big mall.

There i bought two warm sweaters (i cant fit more warm clothes to my bag right now) because the nights are cold already.

And i also decided that I'm going to the the hairdresser and also have a shave.

And that's mostly because the phone doesn't work anymore. And that means that once again (accident also in Pisa with the tablet and loosing data) i cant take photos so the no shaving policy lost its meaning because the plan was to put a time lapse video together after.

Also i bought a map. And i think that in the next few hundred km i will get lost more than all the times together before.

That's because i used to walk with a map 1:10 000 and now i have a map for 1 : 1 250 000.

So i don't have all the roads marked on the map and the scale is a hole lot bigger.

And i also have to mention that i found a good friend here. He is an artist who also lives on the streets and travels.I met him already on the second week when i was here but we started talking more in the last 10 days. So almost every morning we had our morning coffee together and also sat together and talk in every evening.

Thursday people from one yacht were leaving but they still had a LOT of food on the yacht so they cave it all to us. We ate that food every morning, lunch and dinner and we still have some left.

Thursday workers from one tourism boat invited me on board and gave me a free tour along the coast line and showed celebrity villas.

In the weekend here was some sailing races and some smaller other events but nothing special anymore. The season is almost over here.

Yesterday and especially today we have crazy wind again. Crazy like in many places you feel the wall in front of you or you walk backwards and for me in many cases sideways because the bag catches some wind. 

Now if the wind has gone down i leave today if not tomorrow morning.

But i miss the road so much so whatever happens im still going to leave.

So far 1896 km.

Welcome to St. Tropez

Tuesday and Wednesday night i got to sleep in the pirate boat again which was very good because it was raining at nights.

From Wednesday to Saturday i was lazy and basically just sat in the port or bar in wifi and watched a lot of movies.

In the bar the workers are very nice and occasionally give free coffees and one time even nice dinner to me.

Friday evening i also met Sea Shepard's who are volunteers in saving marine life.
They even said that i should join with them.  Life on the sea is tempting but i will still walk now.

Sunday i started begging again because people for Regatta were arriving.
And because the town was full of people and that meant that the bar were i charged the battery was full all the time.

So i found a place on the street where i could charge the battery.

Monday evening one of the seasonal workers invited me for a beer again.

Later in the evening one french guy offered me a place to stay. He was also hosting two Russian girls so we had a little party.

His place was in Port Grimaud which is port built with houses so every body could have his own yacht or boat in front of his home.

Tuesday was a rainy day so we watched TV the hole day.

Wednesday i did begging again and in the evening i went to charge the battery and made a new sign.

People describe Regatta here as a week full of drinking and partying with little bit racing.
So sometimes things get a bit crazy here.

While i was charging the battery one very drunk woman came to me but i couldn't understand nothing what she was saying.
Then one of her friends came to take her to the boat to put her sleep. But that didn't happen and they started to have sex right in front of me and even on the same table i was sitting. And i wasnt the only one who saw it because it was pretty public place.

It didn't seem appropriate to take photo while they were having sex but they did it in the place were the classes are.

But i had to charge the battery and i was there first so i stayed there .

Later i went to the port again and many sailors are very nice and they give out free beers and sandwiches.

Thursday i did some begging again and in the evening i found some locals with who to drink wine.

We drank almost until 4 am and then i went to have a shower.
I know the password to the shower rooms and i even have a guy who gives me free tokens so i don't have to pay for a shower.

But during Regatta its very hard to go there in normal time so i use it between 2-6 am.

And when i came out from the shower i slipped. And then i started looking for a hospital but it was very far so the security guys called an ambulance.

In the hospital i was almost 2 hours.

They shaved off some of my beard unfortunately. But they didn't ask any money from me so that was great.

After that i hitch hiked back and went bed at 7 am.

Friday and Saturday i begged again and in the evening went to the port as usually and talked with people.

Sunday i was in wifi all day and gathered information about cities I'm going and the roads.
And the road part was really pain in the ass because there are some lakes, national parks and mountains on my way.

The hardest part.

Also i found a pocket knife.

And the place i have been sleeping here in Saint-Tropez. It was a good place because it was very close to the center, not many people go there and because of the shadow i could sleep until 1 pm.

And now basically ready to leave.

So far 1896 km.

How much better can it get?

Tuesday i did begging again like i have done almost every day here in Saint-Tropez.
While doing that two seasonal workers came to talk with me and they were also the first people here who offered me a beer.

In the evening i visited wifi and got a really nice surprise on facebook. One more very nice article about me.

Wednesday morning one man gave me a restaurant vouchers worth 18 €. So i went to a mid ranged restaurant.

There i ordered the daily special dish which costed exactly 18 €

After that i went back to begging.

In the evening one Australian man (on the left) invited me to have some drinks and pizza.

I have seen him and speaking with him almost every day little bit.

Thursday in the day time i did some begging again but the evening turned out to be very sweet.

As i was walking in the port i saw a party on a luxury yacht. Moment later one guy came down and invited me to come aboard.

The first thing they asked was that if i want to have a drink. Like always i said yes and then they asked what i would like.

And i asked what they have to offer and i got response i wasn't expecting.

"That's the cool thing about having a yacht. You can order whatever you want!" They answered.

So i got myself simple rum and coke.

And because earlier they had a dinner with people on a neighbour yacht we went to the other yacht as well.

Somewhere around 1 am we decided that we go to one very nice nightclub.

Around 3am we went back to the first yacht.

And there was also a hot tub on the third deck where we had some more drinks.

Around 5 am the party ended.

Friday for the hole day i had a big hangover so i didn't beg. In the evening i bought a bottle of cider.

It tasted so well because in Italy they don't sell it.

In the evening i was at the port again but nothing special happened.

Saturday was another very good day for me.

In day time i did begging again and in the evening i went to the port.

There i saw one of the seasonal workers from Tuesday again.

He invited me to eat and have a beer.

After what we went to one apartment where was only basic furniture, TV, Playstation, wifi and alcohol. There we had a little party until 4 am.

After that i went back to the port and met really nice yacht owners and crew.

They offered me drinks and food. After they had heard my story they also made a very nice contribution.

They gave me custom made Nike shoes with their yacht name on it.

And its really good because i was planning to buy new shoes 100-150 km from now.

Because they have a hole on the heel part already.

Sunday i did begging for the most part of the day. I also had the first little incident with the police here while begging. Every day police has passed from me and hasn't said nothing but Sunday there where police officers who i haven't seen before.

They said something in french and when i asked if they speak English they just drove away. Usually if they want me to leave they wait until i go. So i don't know.

Monday i was mostly in wifi and upgrading my blog little bit.

I added pages to my blog which you can see right down from the header.

In the evening one girl came to talk with me. And it turned out that she is also Estonian and lives here in Saint-Tropez.

She and her boyfriend offered me a place to sleep in their little pirate boat. Where we had nice evening with wine.

Today we have enjoyed the possibility to speak our native language and wifi.

Right now my plan is to stay here until the end of regatta. Its the biggest event of the year here and it starts 27th September and ends 5th October.

But if the incident's with the police should occur more often i will have to leave before. 

Regagtta would be the perfect chance to earn some money for preperations for winter season. And that means warmer sleeping bag, warmer clothes and with warmer clothes i have to buy a bigger bag as well.

So far 1896 km.

I did some working

Tuesday i still stayed for one more night in Nice and when i was making my last walk trough the city two different groups asked me for a beer so they could hear my story. So the night ended for me at 3 am again and both of the groups also supported me financially.

Wednesday morning i did my shopping and started walking again.
After 20 km of walking i started seeing sandy beaches again which i haven't seen since Genova.

In the evening i arrived in Cannes.

I really liked that city but it didn't seem very reasonable to stop again only after one day of walking.

Some photos little bit after Cannes.

And for a place to sleep i found a spot with a nice view on the edge of a cliff.

Thursdays road was nice but there wasn't many towns on the road where i could get food or water.

Late in the evening when i finally arrived in some town, all the shops were closed.

But i was lucky once again. One guy bought me a nice big chicken salad from a restaurant and two girls gave me a half a bottle of wine.

After that i walked a bit more and went to sleep in some random road side place.

Here in France it hasn't been so easy to get coffee after 8 pm. And most of the km i do after the 30 km mark are with the help of a caffeine.

So Friday morning i went to pharmaceutical place and asked for caffeine tablets. 

And i got these. They are not exactly what i wanted but they do the job.

Fridays walk was only 24 km until Sainte-Maxime.

Sainte-Maxime

There some very nice things happened to me again.

Firstly this nice couple offered me a drink.

Then one girl invited me to a bar to have a coffee and from that bar one man offered me a place to stay. But i had to wait him  for one and a half hours before we could go there.

While i was waiting him the locals treated me very well with food, beers and shots.

Both of them even offered me a place to stay but i already had one.

So he is the guy who gave me hole little house to stay in.

In the night we went to his place where we had few beers and then went to sleep.

My little house.

And his big house in a very good place.

Saturdays morning i also had the first job in my trip even if it was only for 15 minutes.

But he was very generous employer.

After that i started walking to Saint Tropez where i still am currently.

And its a pretty nice place to stay and here's lots of tourists as well.

Here nobody hasnt invited me for a beer yet but many people have supported me financially.

These guys where one of the supporters and they also wanted to get into my blog so here they are.

Mostly here i have been spending my time in the port and talking with people. Sunday i did also little bit begging since i didn't do it a lot in Nice and now there is a little budget hole to fill.

So far 1896 km.