We last left you when we pulled into harbor in Northern Sardinia just before sunset.
Today, we will head further north towards Corsica. We are making our way to Porto Cervo (chair-voh). This is a glitzy part of Sardinia, very upscale and unique. Many structures are so integrated into the environment that they have grass roofs.
We are also continuing our "rocky" theme from the last update.
Lots of rocks.
The sailing term is "eyeball navigation" as there are many rocky hazards along this stretch of coastline. You definitely want to navigate these waters in daylight.
We're good navigators, so we made it safely to the Porto Cervo marina. At least as far as we know. You can tell the marina is now in the off season. This place is usually booked weeks in advance and extremely expensive.
First order of business is to drop our bikes and go for a spin around the port. We find it pretty much closed down. Very quiet. We like quiet, but not this much. Tomorrow, we'll rent a car to check out more of these parts.
The next day we pass this resort and impressive pool and golf course. Nice enough for a drive-by photo.
We drive to get lost and we find this small resort and restaurant. We are the only customers and we get a fantastic, simple lunch. It was a specialty of northern Sardinia.
We drive some more and pass through these big green and rocky mountains. We came through the southern part of Sardina last year and to the capitol city of Caglieri, very nice. The scenery up north is spectacular.
Past these quiet anchorages.
To the very top of Sardinia. We are looking to an Isola Maddalena and a national park. We. Are also looking at the Bonafacio Straights which is probably the harshest weather passage in the Med. Today, not so much. We will sail through there tomorrow.
Back at the Port Cervo marina, we take a stroll to check it out.
Fantastic rock formations everywhere! Jenée digs rocks. I dig Jenée.
The next morning, Jenée arises early for this fantastic sunrise. I, on the other hand was busy sleeping, thank you. Hey, you can't look like me if you don't sleep. Wait a sec ...
The next day we sail for Corsica, about 25 miles away through the Bonafacio Straights. As mentioned before this can be the nastiest weather spot in the Med, so you need to pay attention. And I for one, always, pay ... What was I saying?
Any hoo, always ruins and forts to see. I believe this is when the Klingons fought the Orcs in the 10th century. Or maybe I made that up. I'm getting a little fuzzy on the details.
This whole area reminded me of places in Arizona with wind carved rocks, such as Sedona. Only this place has lots of water.
And lots of wind carved rocks.
The weather worsens, but we make it Just fine to Corsica and the town of Bonafacio. You can see the old town on the cliff top. Bonafacio has a wild and almost comical history of capture, near capture and salvation. Look it up when you have time, so I don't boor you.
Thats the old town, up on a hill of course. We'll have to check that place out.
We did read about an old fortress wall wraps around the land side of the old city. Here is one side.
We are approaching the entrance to the harbor. This bay and harbor is a naturally cut fjord, quite impressive. Of course Corsica is part of France, so it's called a calinque.
Heading in, we look back. Much calmer in here.
Impressive natural walls on the way in.
We find a spot to tie up and as we look out of the harbor, we see the another side of the fort.
It doesn't take us long to head up to the old town. Now we are one of the tourists. With a camera. All I need is a fanny pack! Check out the home on top of the cliff, next to the fortress wall.
The view is pretty spectacular.
We always take a look back to spot Jungle - center photo.
The harbor is a long way down.
Looking east over the harbor.
The old town has all the tiny alleyways.
And steep staircases to who knows where.
And seagulls.
We targeted this little place, La Castille, for dinner but it turns out its too early (for them). Rain is coming so we are heading back down for dinner on board Jungle.
Night is settling over the harbor. Jenée made a fantastic salmon and brussel sprout dinner - who needs Italian food?
We do. We head the next morning to Porto Vecchio on the other side of Corsica (20 min bus ride east). First stop off the bus is this cafe located ports ice.
And what a meal. Did I mention we love food? We skipped countries because we were told the food wasn't so hot - true story. Jenée had a baked goat cheese on bread with a salad. And I got mussels in Roquefort sauce. Did I mention i used to hate these things? Wow! Only the French can pull this stuff off.
By the way, this is a starter. I'm either a munchkin or that's a lot of mussels. It took the two of us to polish this baby off. Not to mention the fresh bread we used to dip in the sauce. Magnifique! One thing Jenée and I learned years ago in Italy and France - you cannot get a bad meal. Au revoir for now.
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