Wild Coast - Girolata Saturday, 28th MayWell we have not quite made it yet to the National Park. We stopped and anchored overnight just under the Pointe de Parata, in the Golfe di Ajaccio. A bit of a rolly night, so broken sleep, but a fabulous setting and we walked up the steep slope of the point to the watchtower. These towers are on every headland and they are a real feature of Corsica. There are 90 of them in all, all built in 1530 to keep an eye out for a...

Birthplace of Napoleon, Ajaccio 25th MayIn Ajaccio - a real workaday town as well as big ferry and leisure port. It has a Citadel (still in use by the French Navy and not open to public) and an old town of tall houses, criss-cross of narrow streets and daily market. We're in a marina (won't do too many of these come June when the prices skyrocket!) so taking advantage of things like wifi, laundries, etc.We are here during the Imperial Regatta - quite by chance! ...

Bonjour Bonifacio Fri 20 - Sun 22 May 2011Sometimes words are not enough. The setting for Bonifacio is breathtaking. Anyone interested should look it up and I make no apologies for the number of pics put up, even if they don't begin to do it justice. On the approach all you see is a white limestone cliff ahead of you, with the fortified town perched high on top. Carved into the vertical face of the rock is a staircase (Escalier du Roi d'Aragon) allegedly chise...

Caprera, the Maddalenas Thurs, 19th MayWell, plans are made to be changed. We sat out a mistral on Sunday. This is a northwesterly wind that whistles down the mountains, across the Golfe du Lyon from Provence in France to Italy. We saw 38 knots in the marina alone. So went sightseeing instead, taking the ferry from La Madd to the Sardinian "mainland" at Palau. Not that much there, but the ferry was fun and the wind across the strait was gusting 50 knots. Glad ...

Saturday 14th May La Maddalena NE SardiniaHappy birthday to Richard and we couldn't be better placed. We finally got away and sailed further up the coast, stopping at a little idyllic cala for lunch (Costa Smeralda, turquoise, clear water, rugged cliffs, large caves and grottos) and on to meet up with our friends on Free Spirit anchored in the Golfo de Arzachena. We joined them for nibbles and drinks and got our precious battery charger - now installed and actu...