American Creativist, Living in Greece
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Pointu
Cassis, a small seaside village in the South of France, is one of the few locations where fishermen still use the small traditional Pointu boat. Picturesquely lined up in port awaiting their sailors, the Pointu design has endured for thousands of years.
The boats have also become somewhat of a collectors item of late. Specifically crafted for these Mediterranean waters, the nostalgia may lie in the unique design of the bow in the shape of what the French call, “mourre de pouar,” or “pig snout,” but I have it under good authority that is actually stems from another aspect of the human body the pointed front resembles…
What are your thoughts??
Love Rach
Hence the expression, “Is that a pig snout in your pocket or are you just happy to see me.” Oink!
hahahahaha! you always make me laugh :)
Rachel, you have to visit the Calanques till “envau” from the village of Cassis by boat, and return in walking by the rocks : a fantastic panorama…