One of those days in Corsica, we anchored up in Sagone and had a day-trekking-tour to the small village of Vico. Vico can be found some miles up in the mountains, inside of the Corsican island. A beautiful, very petite countryside village where Alex spent many of his early ages with his family. The place was so very peaceful and also reminded me of the small village in Sweden (Magra, 72 km from Gothenburg) where I grew up among horses, cows, deep forests and a feeling of being totally cut off from everything else that was going on in the big world.

As there were no buses or trains, we hitchhiked our way up on the mountains and got a pleasant ride by 1. A firefighter 2. A young man on his way to work 3. A man, his daughter and their very amusing and happy dog - in the back of their pickup along with the dog.

It was a beautiful day and very wonderful to get high up in the mountains for some variation from the sea life. Too bad the owners of the horse ranch weren't there, I would have loved to have a ride and also see Alex on a horse. Next time!

One of the most amazing places we visited on our last journey was Girolata. This bohemian village on the west coast of Corsica can only be visited by boat as no roads are built to it to preserve the village's natural beauty and environment. We were glad to have found such a great shelter when the storm hit in, as the village gave us some excellent last couple of days in Corsica before leaving the island for this time. The turquoise bay, the green and moist hills and the free spirited hippie ambience makes this small village a rare beauty hidden in between the slope of the steep mountains.

It was beautiful to see the animals here, living just like they were free - the donkeys strolling along with the cows, the cats and dogs running in and out of the bars and creperies. This place offers such an relaxing environment that it was hard to leave.

Some amenities can be found such as a few restaurants, smaller accommodations, a couple of bars, wifi from the marina (bad reception though), water service on the pontoon etc.