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A bit of city life in Ajaccio
After all the walking and hiking on the northwest coast of Corsica, we were ready for a bit of urban culture by the time we arrived with Yuma in [...]
On land in Corsica – the northwest coast
We not only explored Corsica on and under the water (see other blogs ‘On the water in Corsica’ and ‘Under water in Corsica’), but also spent some time inspecting [...]
On the water in Corsica – the west coast
Eventually the weather calmed down sufficiently and we made our departure for the west coast. Unfortunately, the wind had calmed down to such an extent that it meant that [...]
Crossing from Marseille to Corsica
Almost three weeks after arriving in Marseille, we continued our trip with Corsica as our main destination for this summer. During those three weeks, while Yuma was safely tucked [...]
Crossing to Marseille
Our route from Enseñada sa Costera to the northern most tip of Mallorca the next day was again comprised of a long procession of dramatic, pale grey cliffs that [...]
Mallorca
Two days later, an eleven-hour sail had us across the passage between Ibiza and Mallorca, the main island in the Balearics, and arriving at the Cala d’Egos. Approaching [...]
Ibiza
None too early the next morning we slipped our mooring and ambled up the eastern coast of Ibiza, passing by the city of Ibiza itself before eventually anchoring under [...]
Off to Ibiza
Surprisingly, our very cunning plan of giving the easterly winds the slip near Gibraltar had worked and we were now far enough north of the strong easterly winds that [...]