Tag: Corsica
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Olbia ferry to mainland
Saturday 14th to Monday 16th June San Teodoro, Sardinia to Civitavecchia, Italy (mainland). No sightseeing was achieved during our last couple of days on Sardinia. We just vegged out under the shade all day (in between Meg walks) and then spent a couple of hours on the beach as the heat from the day started…
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Ferry to Sardinia
Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th May, Ajaccio, Corsica to Sardinia, Badesi and Valledoria As always, when we have an early alarm set, I didn’t get much sleep. It was quiet enough with only the sea to remind us where we were parked. The alarm roused us at 5.15 and after a quick cuppa we drove…
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To Ajaccio and the ferry
23rd & 24th May Bonifacio to Ajaccio via Olmeta & Tizzano, Corsica Friday We were quite glad to leave the little aire in Bonifacio. It was noisy, steep and dusty. But needs must if you want to visit some of these places. Now for those in the know, having the van relatively level makes van…
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Bonifacio
Thursday 21st May Marina d’Oru to Bonifacio, Corsica The weather wasn’t too bad this morning but we still decided to leave the campsite and head to Porto Vecchio. A quick shop in the Super U (obviously not quick as the shop is so blooming big, but they sell Gareth’s favourite cereal, which we’ve stocked up…
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Palombaggia.
Sunday 18th to Wednesday 21st May Propriano to Palombaggia and to Marina d’Oru, Corsica Well, we havent done much other than laze about on beaches . We stayed at the lovely campsite in Tenutella on Sunday night. The day was spent relaxing by the van, walking Meg on the beach and a lounge by the…
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Propriano
Friday 16th and Saturday 17th May Sagone to Olmeto, nr Propriano Corsica Friday There was another visit this morning from the Sea Planes. Just as we were about to leave the carpark in Sagone they came overhead again, same manoeuvres as before, landing on the water and then coming around for another go. We are…
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Sagone
Thursday 15th May Ota to Sagone, Corsica We all slept soundly last night and were woken by beautiful bird song. It was all around us. It didn’t take long to pack up and we headed off towards Sagone. The road was, once again on the coast and through what we think was the national park.…
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Ota
Wednesday 14th May Calvi to Ota, Corsica This morning we took things quite leisurely, showered and packed up by 11am and off for another day driving the rollercoaster coastal road to Ota. The first part of the drive wasn’t too bad. The weather was great and the views amazing. We stopped a couple of times…
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Calvi
Tuesday 13th May Saint Florent to Calvi, Corsica Tuesday came and it was dry. The sun was very warm as we packed up. Whilst I was in the shower 2 fighter jets flew over the campsite. The noise was deafening and Gareth said everyone was looking up with a ‘WTF’ look on their faces .…
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Saint-Florent Day 2
Monday 12th May Saint-Florent,Corsica We had a cooked breakfast this morn. I defrosted some bacon bought from home and served it, cooked , with asparagus, scrambled egg and a fried tomato. Yum yum. The forecast was for rain so we packed a couple of brollies and headed into Saint-Florent. The comments from the campsite users…