September 19

September 19:  Drive from Lucciana/Bastia to Bonifacio

A travel day for us, as we left the group behind.  Seven of them are from the UK, so they had a direct flight back to London later in the day.  Our one American was headed to France to visit friends for a week.  

It was nice to see the sun shining again.  This is the pool at the hotel.  After a leisurely breakfast David gave us a ride to the airport at 9.  We had arranged for a rental car, so we got that sorted.  Kerr was our designated driver since he is the youngster amongst us.  The drive was easy - between 2 and 3 hours.  We drove through lots of little towns, some right on the coast.  We stopped for lunch at a seaside restaurant just before heading inland for the last little bit of our journey.


Dropped the car off at Bonifacio airport and caught a cab to town.  We're staying at an Airbnb, so our host was good enough to meet us before the stated 5pm check-in time.  We were there by about 3.  Got settled in the apartment (which is very well located in the heart of the old town/citadel).  Then out to explore.  First up - the Bastion.  Great views of the harbour and out to sea.  


Then a bit of a wander through town.  


We ended up at the Stairs of the King of Aragon.  187 steep steps down to the water.  Bare feet for me as they wouldn't let me do it in sandals.  Very nice, though...........


Then back up to near the Bastion for dinner.  Back to our apartment which looks directly down on the harbour.  Some big boats are pulled up in there.  And - some views out towards sunset.  


Great day.  We'll explore more of Bonifacio tomorrow.



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