Days 15 – 16 L’lle Rousse and Calvi

On Wednesday we had a pretty chill day. Pauline, Sarah and Hamish took Finn to the beach early, before it got too hot and we joined them later. There are some lovely little beaches nearby and they seem to be free. The one we went to had lots of shade (during the morning anyway) and […]

Day 14 Corsica- Tuesday 23 June

We had a leisurely start and then a swim in the excellent pool.  It was bliss.  In the afternoon we took a trip to the supermarket. The others had warned us that there is no obvious order to the supermarket but it had to be experienced in order to fully appreciate the randomness of layout. […]

Day 13: to Corsica – Monday 22 June

We checked out and finished breakfast by 10.30. Another beautiful day with a high of 34C.  I successfully negotiated the motorway back to Livorno with Jen’s navigational assistance. We got to the ferry terminal in plenty of time but there was nowhere apparent to park the car. The ferry queue man told us to park […]

Day 11: The wedding- 20 June

Another stunning day. Hot but with a breeze.  The high was 37C and that continued for the next day also.  After breakfast it was all on for preparation. Pauline and I joined the bridesmaids for the pre ceremony beautification. There were 2 hairdressers and one of them also did Pauline’s and my makeup. The bridesmaids […]

Day 10: Tuscany 19 June

We had a leisurely start in preparation for the arrival of most guests and then the pizza party. The pool is great and the food at Guadelupe is great. We had a good breakfast and a salad for lunch plus lots of water. One of the guests from Singapore (maybe Hong Kong though originally from […]