Lighthouse Walk

We decided to walk to the lighthouse on the cliff. Failed with the early start so we were in for a hot time. The lighthouse didn’t look all that far but it involved descending from the Bastion (French for fortress) and the climbing to the other cliff. Funny how you have to climb after descending. Painful truth, that. By the time I finish this holiday, I can be a sherpa!

Harry decided to stay behind as his back was still playing up. Although the walk wasn’t as mountain goaty as the Corte ordeal, it was bad enough. Broken ground of rocks but the one good thing is that the rocks were embedded into the ground so slippery it was not. I managed to make it to the lighthouse and decided to turn back. The ladies wanted to go on to the beach. Bugger that! It was getting quite hot but thankfully there was the occasional breeze to the rescue.

I trudged back. Just was I was about to back to civilisation, I caught Harry setting out to the lighthouse. Not a good idea. All it would take is a jarring step and it would have been agony on his back. Managed to entice him back with the temptation of a cold drink and food. Not all that hard, just gotta to know that Harry’s good a very strong food drive! Actually, he wanted to go down to the waterfront, as he was desperate need to find a pharmacy to stock up on pain meds. Found the pharmacy and it was easy to get the meds as the names of the meds were the same and the pharmacist spoke passable English.

After that, Harry and i camped out in a waterfront cafe with drinks and food until the girls came back from their long march. We spent some time wandering around looking for a place for lunch. Didn’t fancy much of what was on offer, we returned to our hotel for the lunch. It is a bit weird that the hotel dishes out great meals for a better price that eateries outside. Go figure.

Everyone is having a nap. I am going to recommend large doses of whiskey tonight for Harry’s back.