The majority of our time was spent in Corsica. After a short 12 hr. fairy ride we landed in Bastia, Corsica. I say short b/c we slept most of it since we had a cabin with 4 beds and a portal window! After checking in to our hotel we went to the "i". It reminded me of all my travels with my family! There we learned about a bike rental shop a few blocks away. So we rented 2 Mt. bikes for 35 euros. Since it was only 10am Clark told the man we would be back way before their closing time at 6pm. However, when I heard him say it only took 1 hr. to ride 1/3rd t
he way up Cap Corse (the upper peninsula of Corsia) I had set on going to the very tip! So 72 km (45 miles) and an excellent pizza at the tip of Cap Corse later we returned our bikes at 5pm! Even though it was hilly, it was really a nice bike ride!The next day we packed up and took the train to Corte. We really didn't know m
uch about Corte in fact we decided to stop there b/c the train ticket seller suggested it above all the other places on our way to Ajaccio and Clark said it was in the guide book. Turns out it has a really new/modern museum and an awesome castle/fort. We were even able to catch an American film, In the Loop, during the film festival. It was nice to just relax and watch a movie with Clark again.The next day "the nomads" packed up again and headed for Ajaccio at 8am. Its a good thing Clark can read French otherwise we could have missed the little note that said the train is not running go to the bus area instead! After getting our hotel de Paix in Ajaccio we took the bus as far down the coast-line as we could. We scoped out the waters for good snorkeling spots and hiked up a large rock overlooking the sea.
The last day in Corsica we snorkeled (with full body wetsuits of course) near the bus stop, Neptune in Ajaccio. Although the water was clear the overcast made shadows in th
e water. Going over these dark masses made me a little scared. I was glad Clark was there to grab his hand and swim with him. After 2 hrs. snorkeling I had to poop really bad! I was practically running to anything nearby that looked remotely open. Finally we found a place. It was a restaurant called L'Arjadne plage. This ended up being the best food we had during our whole trip! It also had a great view of the small waves crashing on the shore. We would definitely recommend this place! Plus it has a good flusher.Back in Marseille we went on a walk to the most lovely water I have ever seen. I was as if I was in one of those magazine pictures of exotic places. Except the water was really cold and there were people. Including a young man in his whitey tighties running around. Regardless it was an
awesome place! In downtown Marseille Clark got a nice haircut from a Metro guy that reminded me of Edward Sissorhands! To end the evening we picked up a pizz
a from a mobile truck. The cool thing about this is he had a wood burning stove in his truck! Of course I took a candid picture of him (and probably embarrassed Clark).On my way back to the airport I got the royal treatment as Clark took the 1.5 hr. bus, metro and bus again ride from his house to the Marseille airport with me. We arrived 30 mins before my flight took-off. This was perfectly fine since the 1st flight was only going to Paris and it is a small airport. I like the rapid turn-around time! Especially when I know there is someone willing to help if something doesn't go according to plans :)
