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Into Corsica, the unknown
... except for benefits) from the French mainland. In their appearance, they were much darker than the French, and some of them looked a bit like gypsies, perhaps adding to the stories I had previously been told.
As we arrived quite late, we were able to settle into our apartment, and then head back into town for a late dinner at a tapas bar (not very French, but the first place we saw that had food)! The tapas had a French slant and ...
Back to France: Bastia, Corsica
... away from the water-front. Never mind – ‘c’est la vie’ – it’s a little cheaper and only for two nights anyway.
Bastia is a great place to explore on foot. There’s a massive central ‘Place St Nicolas’ by the ferry port bordered with the ubiquitous wall-to-wall cafés: on several occasions we adjourn to the Café Albert 1st for coffee and people watching. Nearby is a ...
Les voyageurs
... This is the finger of Corsica which points up northwards into the Mediterranean. It is a very pretty area, with only a few small villages and very few roads connecting them.
A little further south, around St Florent, is an area where they grow vines, but nowhere is it terribly densely populated.
From St Florent we decided to take the wiggly route back to Bastia, which entailed going back over the mountains, through Oletta. The views going over the ...
Bastia bound
... the others filtered in and between us all we took up most of the seats in the lounge area. The crossing would take about 6 hours, so there was plenty of time. Some read, some chatted, some played what sounded like the most involved and complicated card games, some wrestled with crosswords... and of course there was tine for that most favourite pastime, people watching.
The crossing was pretty uneventful. As we were going to be later than planned, the hotel was warned, ...
Corse teminée
Quelque 1300 kilomètres et 80 litres de carburant plus tard (ceux qui feront le calcul verront que c'est TRÈS économique), le tour de la Corse est terminé pour nous.
Aujourd'hui, la journée a drôlement commencé. Alors que le soleil brillait vers 6:00, il était dissimulé derrière une épaisse couche de nuages à notre lever, et la pluie nous arrosait légèrement dès notre départ. On a alors du mettre une croix sur notre randonnée dans les désert des Adriates, et ...