Typical Corsican coastline
Trying to sleep on the boat....
Less cheerful after no sleep!
Mini cols all over
Train line snaking through countryside
More low-level cols, but climbed from sea level!
coastline just north of Porto
Beautiful beaches and bays
A swim to be had...
Corsica's own Coke...
...and Red Bull too...
Lots of maritime history
Lunch spot
Cooling off
Heading north
Another swim
Deserted beaches
'Perched' villages
Great roads for most of the way
Another fab beach
Sunset on day one, St Florent
Day 2 and heading south towards Calvi
Cacti Guy!
Rolling roads
Time to cool off again...
Could be the Bahamas!
Happy after a swim
Inviting water around 22 degrees C
Lunch using local ingredients
What a sarnie!
Drying the laundry
Village viewpoint
Interesting architecture
Calvi port
Heading south from Calvi
Lots of 'traversing' roads
Clear water
Porto
In the mountains heading towards the highest col on the island
Chestnuts, used a lot in local cuisine
Wild pigs, friendly and fans of the chestnuts!
Col de Vergio, the highest on the island, at 7pm....an adventure followed...
Heading back towards Bastia
Corsica would like to be independent of France, there's often a lot of evidence of this
Cycle tourists!
A great climb
Rural signs peppered with bullet holes, boredom/target practice!
back on the French mainland - close to Toulon
Sunrise on the mainland near Toulon
On the cycle path towards Bormes Les Mimosas
On a ride around Bormes Les Mimosas
Sea kayaking from Le Lavandou
Coastal path
Sea urchin harvest - these spiky things are actually edible!
Heading north for home...
...via the best named col in France - the col de Babaou (though the col du Coq does take some beating fnarrrr)
At the 'grand canyon' (Gorges de Verdon), biggest canyon in Europe
Towards Moustier St Marie for the night
Moustier St Marie
Giant pumpkin - and Guy!
Heading towards Gap via orchards
Shadows
Towards the col du Festre - does not show how windy it was 80-100km/hr gusts!
Col du Festre
By Sautet lake - nearly home...
Wearing a few more clothes now as temperatures drop!
Meeting Christian on our way up the Col d'Ornon (notice taped up cycling shoes to keep warm!)
Home! The col d'Ornon after 9 days and 985kmof great riding
