Freighter Travel – Will there be excitement at the Seamen's Club? - Fos-Sur-Mer, France
October 12th 2012 We woke to the sounds of a working container ship in port. A quick peek out of our window confirmed what we had been told by the captain, that the container terminal at Fos-Sur-Mer is a long way from the local towns and a very long way from Marseille. We decided just to venture to the Seamen’s Club at the end of the huge wharf, about 1 1/2 kilometres away.
The club is closed during the day but
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