Nothing 'boaring' about la Corse...

On our last night here in Corsica and have had a great five days on the island although a little hampered by the weather and injuries! Had a great time swimming in the clear turquoise waters and exploring cliff-side towns.

Unfortunately the sneaky little steps that seem to be everywhere here in Europe finally got the better of me (Em) and I had a very embarassing stack in a very short skirt which drew many cries of 'ooh la la' and has left me hobbling around a bit over the last few days - bit of a dud when you're on an island full of great hikes and water activities!

They were definitely right when they said the beaches can be pretty untouched here. We spent about an hour hiking down a cliff (me hopping) to one particular beach only to find that it was so windy it was kinda like a sandstorm in the sahara desert when we finally got down there! At least it was pretty empty!

The gale force winds on the coast which are apparently common here in September (for some reason no guide books seem to mention this...) forced us into the centre of the island to Corte for a few days of chilling in the rain, catching up on emails, sampling the local Pietra beer and trying the local delicasy - stewed wild boar. It's surprisingly good!

View of the beach we are swiming in below.


Gav working it in the budgie-smugglers!

Turquiose coastline of Bonifacio, Corsica. You can see the old town on the cliffs in the distance.

The very tight road we drove on to get to a hike near Corte - the centre line was very token as there is only really room for one car!

Some of the scenery from our short hike.