12th June - 13th June Port Pollo & the Port Pianottoli
Sealion
Richard Martin
Mon 14 Jun 2010 06:27
We left Ajaccio in
little wind so motored for a while but happily some wind filled in allowing us
some sailing into the bay off Port Pollo were we picked up a buoy for the night,
which was free - just as well as it wasn't very pretty and a swell didn't make
it that comfortable. The good news is that I found a man that sorted our fridge
out in Ajaccio so we finally had a G&T with ice.
Although Bob, who
left us in Ajaccio, will not believe it we had the first sighting for a long
time of some wild life - A sword fish and then a couple of
dolphins.
Today we moved on
from Port Pollo with a great Westerly wind providing with the best sail
since our crossing to Corsica. Having said that ominous black clouds built up
with lightening flashing in the distance (which impressed Alison no end!!)
resulting in some pretty hefty gusts at times. We managed to outrun the clouds
and pulled into the bay of Figari. It is very quiet with only a wooden
pontoon but there is a Captainerie in a modern building - a friendly soul and
helpful. There are some lovely isolated beaches which we hope to visit
tomorrow.
Pictures
136 Port Pollo
anchorage
137 The entrance to
the Bay of Figari and the amazing rocks in this area
139 View of the
bay
