Moving inland

Yesterday we hiked to the Geonese tower at Cap Russo, the western-most point of Corsica. It's a very popular walk that takes about four hours. This is the beginning of the two-week school Easter holiday so there were a lot of families out enjoying the perfect weather. I was glad I didn't have any kids to run up to the edge of the cliffs. The view from the top of the tower was worth the trip.

Sharon had our last night in Piana booked at the Maison D'Hote Giargalo, so we moved from the Roches Rouges to the other side of the village. We missed the view at the Giargalo and the accommodations were eclectic to the point of bizarre (possibly verging on "derelict" decoration), but the place was highly recommended in the Lonely Planet guide for the food. We had dinner there with a very nice family from Belgium, and just as the guide said, the meal was fantastic. It started with a delicious beet salad (and I hate beets) with cod as the main course. Dessert was homemade chocolate eclairs.

This morning we set out inland for the geographical centre of Corsica in the mountains near the former capital of Corte. We are staying at a B&B called Casa Vanella in the small village of Casamaccioli. The main tourist attraction here is the intersection of routes of the Corsican hiking trail system. Sharon and I did a short stretch this afternoon that passes right in from of the B&B. At dinner tonight, the host Jean-Francois, recommended other hikes for us to do over the next two days that we are here. The meal at Casa Vanella tonight was good too, with entirely local ingredients that I might tell you about later. But now to bed - the mountain air made me tired.