Porte Vecchio

Today was a travel day. We left Calvi early and drove down toward the south of Corsica. This is quite a mountainous island. Sure glad we decided not to cycle here. Our first stop was the little town of Corte. All these towns are so old. Then we headed toward the east coast of the island. We arrived in the port town of Porto Vecchio early afternoon. This is also a popular tourist spot. It is once again very warm and sunny, but breezy, which helps. After touring the old town, we walked along the promenade. No shortage of boats of all kinds here. Later in the afternoon we drove to Plage de Palombaggia, which is a trademark beach, and as some of the tourist books say, one of the most beautiful bays in Europe. It was pretty. We are enjoying the food, but finding Corsica much more expensive than Italy. Tomorrow we will drive to Bonificia to catch the ferry to Sardinia, Italy.