Roc E Mare Hotel Propriano

... amazing harbor to boast about too. Being from California, I’m sure to seaside property where the cliffs are endlessly encroaching further and further inland. It doesn’t appear that this town has that problem.

It was a relaxing morning for me as I was sitting on the sun deck chatting with friends on the Internet as we approached Bonifacio. The sun was up ...

Next few days spent out and about in Ajaccio, home of Napoleon and Hello Kitty fanatics... even saw the Hello Kitty car. Population around 60,000 and the largest city in Corsica.

Pretty mellow place, dogs galore including some old lady with her asthmatic pug called Oscar being dominated by one of the many ...

... that cruised past, you could see them coming from miles away!! Harnesses were worn too just in case you decided to go for an unplanned night time swim.

Made it to land about 5.30pm on the 18th, dammit no swimming (well maybe a quick jump in) as there were jellies of a different conventional kind.

Temperature has been a mild 36 degrees...

... to make theraputic and aromatic oils for medicinal or relaxational purposes. At the end of the tour, there was a shop where you could buy some product. We didn't because the Body Shop has it cheaper. The second stop was a small winery called Clos Ornasca. We were able to sample their white, rose and red wines (even though it was before 11am), and petted their dogs and cats for a while. At the end of the tour, there ...

... man let us pull ourselves. Then we drove through a few other small towns and admired the scenery. Ross did grea ton the mountain roads and he believed me when I said that the car knew he was a beginner stick-driver because it said "virgin" on the dash board. It was actually just the radio station! That night we drive all the way to Ajaccio for dinner and it was worth it! Both Ross and I had multi-course seafood meals that became our favorite of our whole time in France, and ...

AJACCIO IS GORGEOUS!! The cliffs along the shoreline with the mountains in the background, the buildings, everything- GORGEOUS! Shame I had some inductions to go to and was kept quite busy so I wasn't able to take any pictures or get off the boat, but that will change next time. One word for this port- stunning!

... Secretly I didn't hold so much hope for them as they failed to finish the cirque de solitude stage 2 days prior, forcing themselves to biovac the night! We all left togther at 08:30. Within 30 minutes of following a stream up the mountain, we lost his wife, she decided it was not for her. I think that was some weight off our shoulders as she could not keep pace. She never even got to see the worst bit (or what felt like ...

... way so I changed tact. Instead I would navigate round the moutain to be in a good position for the sunrise. Once there I sat on a chilly but windless morning watching light for, over the horizon. Then the intense organge ball rising. It could have been magical but it soon dipped under clouds before its full glory was radiating. Decending the 400m meters to the refuge on loose ...

Day 181. Trip to Refuge de Ciottulu 12/10/08 Following the Mare a Monti Nord trail from Ota to Evisa was a 3 hour walk raising to 830 meters elevation. It was mostly shaded by trees, passing signs about flora/forna (in French) and passing 2 Genoese Bridges. Hunters were yelling in the backgrond, dogs barking then shooting. From Evita I took the Mare a Mare Nord trail to Col de Verghio (1404m), also known as the chestnut grove ...

... our room. I haven't watched TV one time in 3 weeks. We got all checked in, and started looking at the maps, bus schedules, train schedules, and looking for things to do. We found out that there is only one bus that will take is out of Ajaccio and it leaves at 7:20 am Saturday morning. The next time we could get put of this place was Tuesday morning. No buses run on Sunday, Monday (my birthday) is a holiday (labor day) and nothing is open then either. I guess we won't be ...