BONIFACIO TO CORTE Despite saying that we would stay here two nights, after a little bike ride to the pool, an evening of chillaxing and a good sleep, we had a little chitty-chat and decided we didn't need to relax more than we had and Colin was equally happy to drive on, so we decided to have another morning swim and then hit the open road with its' crazy bendy roads to the centre, Corte. As Colin was inside beautifying, I was alerted to a little French voice ...

BASTIA TO BONIFACIO, Corsica We woke up with a little bit of light in the cabin despite Jules originally refusing to sleep in there in case the ship sank and there was no way out of the sealed window. However after I had a shower and climbed onto the top bunk naked, one knee first, I could feel her eyes burning into me and she fell into a deep passionate sleep. We woke at 5, beAutiful sunrise over Elba Island (where Napolean was exiled - he was born in Corsica i...

Waking with the birds at 5h50, we were like old people, showered and out on our bikes in the cool morning air by 6h50! Following the route around the stunning lake bathed in the early morning light, we cycled around for an hour or so, taking in the gorgeous scenery and singing our good mornings to the happy smiley Swiss. At 8h00 we parked up our bikes and bought our tickets for the Mount Riga cog railway that would take us up to the summit of 1,800m. (See Colin...