Bonafacio

Woke up vey early (0600 hr) to try and get some pictures of the sunrise. Shouldn’t have bothered as it was average with the sun rising over the land. The sunset the night before was much more betterer. Still have to sacrifice for one’s art. The others were still asleep by 0800 hrs! I tell you, early starts are not a habit in our group. Harry didn’t come to breakfast because he was laid out in bed with back pain. That little slip in the rocks the night before had jarred his bad back so he is in bed doing his best log impression. He managed to find some tramadol and was able to move after a while. We decided to check out and drive to Bonafacio and check into the Hotel Genovese so that Harry can do another stiff log impression in comfort. It only took 30 minutes to get there.

Bonafacio is another seaside town and is the main seaside town for tourism. There is a little bit of St Tropez about it with large yachts tethered up to the jetties. Again, I reckon it would be awful in the high season. Heaving with the great unwashed and double the price. The hotel is perched on the very top of the hill. We could get into our rooms early. Great rooms by the way, spacious and stylishly chic. Beautiful bathrooms. A hotel gets its reputation from the quality of the bathrooms, especially the showers. Awesome showers. come to think of it, the showers have been great in Corsica. We had a delicious lunch which cheered Harry up no end (food tend to do that to Harry), and went for a lie down.

After a refreshing supine session, we walked up to the top of the hill. It was a primary school. What a view for the kids! Can’t take a bad photo here, just got to get it in focus. Then we walked to the point where there was a very interesting cemetery full of Italian families. Just goes to prove that these people are more akin to the Italians than the French. Great views all the way. Saw a small cruise liner shadowed by a coast guard boat. Probably just back from picking up African refugees from war torn Ghana.

On the way back, we found this little eatery (Last Minute Mussels) specialising in Mussels (Moule). Chilli mussels, chips all washed down with beer. Perfect dinner to rival any fine dining. Managed together some photos of the beautiful sunset before heading home. All in all, a great day.