Whats happening on the French Riviera on World Oceans Day?
Most of the activities planned around la Journée Mondiale des Océans won’t take place on June 8 this year. Why? Well, it falls on a Monday… Best to organize it around the weekend, when more folks are free to participate. • At Monaco’s wonderful Oceanographic Museum, the whole day is dedicated to the Mediterranean and Climate. Program here (in French): http://www.oceano.mc/nouveau/progJMO09.pdf • At Marineland of Antibes (and elsewhere in France) Tetra organizes fun workshops for 8-12 year-olds to teach them about aquatic fauna: June 10 and 13, 2009. More on Marineland here. • In Saint-Raphael, on June 7, 2009 at the Port of Santa Lucia, kids & parents can board a sailboat to learn about the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean: June 7, 2009. This outing is organized by the “Bienvenue à Santa Lucia” organization, to help families affected by muscular dystrophy – helping hands welcomed at 9:30AM and outing at 10AM. • In Hyères, the diving center of la Tour Fondue (on the Giens Peninsul
