Day 6: Corsica- Galleria, Piana, Cargese
Another beautiful day. We were off the boat early so we could catch the 1stshuttle up the 1st2000’ of today’s climb. We decided that after yesterday’s goat path experience, we deserved a bit of a break. Unfortunately, everyone else had the same idea and there wasn’t enough room for everyone. We had to wait for a 2ndshuttle and stood around for the better part of an hour. Probably should have just ridden it (easy to say that now that we’re done). The last third of the climb, though was amazing. The Corsican coastline is quite rugged, and for the most part, pristine (except for the oil spill that they just experienced). The ride consisted of long (7-10 mile) uphills and downhills. Once we climbed we were about 3000’ above the Mediterranean with sheer drop-offs to the ocean. The descents were pretty terrifying with one switchback after the other, high speeds and sharp curves with an occasional oncoming car. At one point, we rounded a curve only to find a herd of about 50 goats covering the road. We were fortunate that Erik and Beth were ahead of us, and they had stopped to slow people down, preventing many a billygoat goring.
After a day of stunning scenery, we cut our planned ride to Sagone short, ending in the fishing village of Cargese. Our ship had to move from our planned pick up point because of some permit glitch.
Remainder of the day was spent showering and relaxing until our 8 o’clock dinner, which no one was happy with
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