corsica to elba
14th July 2022
The moon before we left Corsica.
It was another slow motor and sometimes sail on the 40 NM trip to Elba. Elba was inching us closer toward the Italian coast and our need to be out of The EU by mid August. It was hard to not spend longer at these wonderful places but the reality is we have a long way to go in a short amount of time and we have to keep chugging away.
Corsica disappearing in the distance.
We were heading for Marina di Campo and when we arrived it was a big bay with beach clubs and water sports and a marina and town quay. It looked great. We got the dinghy down, after a swim, ready to explore. We didn't get very far as we saw an Australian flag on a Lagoon 450 so just thought we'd swing past and say hello. We met Ian & Jackie from Melbourne and they invited us aboard and in usual Australian hospitality offered us a drink so in our usual Australian way it would have been rude to say no!
It was great to swap stories and sailing experiences and this continued on over dinner in town. They were in their second season of sailing and like us had not had much sailing experience before deciding to take the plunge. As usual, with the people we have met, we swapped emails or WhatsApp details and wonder where next in the world you may meet again.
Marina di Campo.
Views of the beach.
Fishing boats in the harbour.
The moon before we left Corsica.It was another slow motor and sometimes sail on the 40 NM trip to Elba. Elba was inching us closer toward the Italian coast and our need to be out of The EU by mid August. It was hard to not spend longer at these wonderful places but the reality is we have a long way to go in a short amount of time and we have to keep chugging away.
Corsica disappearing in the distance.We were heading for Marina di Campo and when we arrived it was a big bay with beach clubs and water sports and a marina and town quay. It looked great. We got the dinghy down, after a swim, ready to explore. We didn't get very far as we saw an Australian flag on a Lagoon 450 so just thought we'd swing past and say hello. We met Ian & Jackie from Melbourne and they invited us aboard and in usual Australian hospitality offered us a drink so in our usual Australian way it would have been rude to say no!
It was great to swap stories and sailing experiences and this continued on over dinner in town. They were in their second season of sailing and like us had not had much sailing experience before deciding to take the plunge. As usual, with the people we have met, we swapped emails or WhatsApp details and wonder where next in the world you may meet again.
Marina di Campo.Views of the beach.
Fishing boats in the harbour.