 Although we'd intended to watch us come into the bay of Ajaccio
early in the morning, as we awoke the ship was dropping anchor and
it was too late. We took a tour to a mountain called Vizzavona, about
30 minutes from Ajaccio. There, in a small station, we sampled the
delights of the local Corsican food, which was way better than the
local Corsican driving! In the afternoon we walked around Ajaccio and
Caroline paddled in the gorgeous beach, Plage Saint François. We left
Ajaccio around 6pm as the sun set. Caroline and I took a jacuzzi as
we watched the moon rise from the stern of the ship. |
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| Our tour group take a break to look at Vizzavona |
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| The small deserted station we ate our Corsican buffet. |
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| Trains don't come by Vizzavona very often. |
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| En route, our driver stopped so we could snap at the view. |
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| ...and there I am, obstructing the view. |
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| The Corsican mountains are all covered in
maquis. |
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| Back in Ajaccio we could see our ship anchored impressively in the bay. |
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| Caroline also posed in front of the Aurora |
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| In case you didn't know, Napolean lived here. |
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| Lovely set of palm trees surrounding the postcard stalls |
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| Caroline went for a paddle on the lovely beach |
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| Caroline playing in the beach wash |
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| The beach was very clean... |
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| ...and the water very clear |
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| Caroline in the beach café where we wrote some postcards |
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| We came across this pretty, small church |
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| Palm trees - always a favourite for a photographer |
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| A pretty arbour near Charles De Gaulle Square |
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| Wide-angle view of the arbour |
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| And this is Charles De Gaulle Square. |
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| Corsica was very pretty, and many people enjoyed the view on deck. |
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| Kevin manages to stay fit by running round the sundeck and using the Gym |
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| Caroline, as Ajaccio begins to disappear |
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| Another beautiful sunset.. over Corsica this time |
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| We watched the moon rise from the Jacuzzi as we sailed away. |
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