Continue Friday March 16

After the beach and the Triu hike we headed on north and got to Cargese where we found a place for lunch.  Nothing was open.  It was 1 pm and I was getting hungry.

We did find a hotel restaurant and ordered a pizza and ice cream. We ordered a vegetable pizza and Nathan was horrified that it came without any cheese.  We asked for some cheese and the waiter brought a bowl of cheese that we could sprinkle on our pizza.  It was good.

 

a fixer upper

It is good that I am comfortable using the natural facilities.  Restrooms are few and far between. 

stunning scenery 

We researched out a good walk.  Start at the little dog rock.  

It took us a while to find it. It said it was an easy 1 hour hike to see the "chateau fort".  It was NOT an easy hike.  But it was well worth it.  Up hill and I am out of breath, down hill and I am noodle kneed.

This is part of the easy part.

Giant's hand print

like son like father

A Goudi look alike

The chateau fort - we hiked out to.  Amazing

Porto

We got into Porto and checked into the Hotel Bella Vista.  We were the only guests.  Nothing is open.  I had check on-line and everything that was supposed to be open is not open. One restaurant is open down the street.  We had dinner there.  On thing that is hard to get used to is all the smoking in the restaurants.  I do not like that.

Nathan and George had a salad and a fish dish.  I had a veal stew and fries again.  

Friday, 16th

We had breakfast at the hotel in Ajaccio.

cute coke bottles in the breakfast room.

This is the mirror in our room.  Note tiny lit up button lower right over the sink.  If you touch it the bar across the upper part of the mirror lights up.  Very clever system.  

We had planned to take a boat in the afternoon but it was canceled due to weather conditions. We decided to make a leisurely drive up along the coast.  Stopping when we felt like stopping.  George Stop, George pull over, George .... Watch out George.  I am sure glad that I was not driving.  We stopped a lot because it was gorgeous scenery.  

We all got drenched with this wave.

Ah, the Mediterranean!!

Nathan changed, he still kept getting wet.  We had stopped at a tourist bureau and they recommended the Triu trail

Wow.  Great recommendation.

hole in a rock

of course

view across the bay.

What a time we are having.  So many pictures so little time.  I will break up today's entry.  We did so much.  Time to go for lunch.

Addendum or odds and ends, Friday 16

I have a hard time keeping track of days when I am on vacation.  I guess I messed up.  So I have gone back and corrected days & dates.

Interesting mint flavor

Each hotel has been quirky in different ways.  This one, Hotel Fesch, has a hand-held shower head in the tub but no curtain or protective shield so it is very hard to not make a mess.  Also it has a light button actually on the mirror that turns on a mirror light.  Plenty of outlets for charging things.  So far the wifi has been good everywhere and each one has been in a walkable area.  The Sartene hotel, Hotel des Roches, was the most like a resort. It had a regular shower, but ours leaked. My morning coffee was not as good.  I am also finding that we can not trust what we learn on the Internet.  Oh well. The Bonifacio hotel, A Madonette, had the hand-held shower head but it was at least in a tub with a protective "wall."

Corsica is a stunningly beautiful place.  I wish that my photos were better.  Guess I might have to buy a coffee table book.  ;-) .  Though I will make my Shutterfly book when I get home.  But there are times when I wish I were a better photographer.  Nathan is getting some great shots.  I am finding that it is impossible to tell how to pronounce things, like the city we are in, Ajaccio.  Is it "I a che oh" or "A jax io" or "A jazz io"  I guess it depends if it is spoken by Corse, French or Italian speakers. 

We decided that if we were to come back to Corsica, that May would be the time to come.  Things would be open but it wouldn't be super touristy crowded or hot.  There are definitely things we would have liked to have done but they were not open yet.

The internet has not been accurate.  Things that were said to be open have not been.  Breakfasts were listed as complimentary but have not been.