We hired an Opel van in Valencia to take surf boards golf sticks and all Janet's luggage, as she will head home after this stop. MB is heading to the US then South America to fish. We have estimated that the 650 km trip will take six and a half hours. We have to travel through the Pyrenees so we weren't exactly sure how long it would take,we were prepared to stop overnight. The roads were very good, some were tollways. We drove about 1.5 hours each at a time wi...

We left Corsica for a twelve hour cruise to Nice. It was bumpy to start with early in the morning, but gradually calmed down. As we came closer to Nice we saw small Tuna feeding, but we decided to head into port as the weather really started to look like winter had arrived, windy and raining. Nice Harbour is very crowded with large luxury yachts and motor cruisers. Ferries and cruise ships come and go, plus there are many small local boats. There is swell in th...

We left Propriano at 8 am and arrived in Calvi at 12 noon.On the way Paul spots lots of feeding fish on the surface, so we have a troll along the way, with no luck. The wind is blowing 25-30 knots and we have to berth stern to, on the Calvi dock. However, there is plenty of room although many boats are here. The approach to Calvi features a large 15 th century Genoese citadel. This Citadel has seen many major assaults during the centuries, fending off everyone ...

We are sad to be leaving Italy. We have enjoyed the people, food, wine the countryside, history, architecture and art. We are impressed with the Italian agriculture and food production. We also love the stylish dress of the Italian people and the quality of the shops. We do not think we did Sardinia justice. We understand the south around 'Alghero' is historically more significant than the modern northeast. From what we have read we are sure the interior is also...