Calanches de Piana

Golfe de Porto

Embarking at Marseille

Corsica in November, my escape from storms on the continent and taking advantage of Black Friday pricing. Seeing snow on the Corsican mountains at dawn was the first of many memorable sights. The road from Ajaccio to the red rock Calanches goes over two good cols, both reasonable surfaces for a bit of sportsbike fun, though a bit of sand washout. Cool but not cold first thing, and by midday I was opening the vents on my jacket and boots

I stopped for coffee at a roadside bar in Cargèse and chatted with a pair of sportsbike riders out from Ajaccio for the morning, then a wander in the small town.
Great to see the red rock Calanches de Piana initially all by myself, then resting up in the sunshine on the sea wall at Porto watching dolphins playing in the bay. Almost nothing was open past Cargèse so I was glad of my picnic of chocolate brownies and walnut cake from Marseille.
I enjoyed the granite beaches on my return ride to Ajaccio. The restaurant on the ship served Corsican charcuterie and veal with Nielluccio wine during the smooth passage back to the continent.

Leaving the Port of Marseille