How great that you made it to Zonza! I almost mentioned this village to you as worth seeking out.

I just found this, and am looking forward to following along!

That looks different than it did 20 years ago though: https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/corsica2003/corte/#6399_4ac0f2b056ce43ef7f54e372849b8231

Nice to see the pigs still rule the road here. When we stayed in Evisa we enjoyed watching a gang of them walk into the front door of the best hotel in town. A few minutes later they scurried out again, an indignant woman wielding a broom behind them.

It must be a "smart" phone! :-)

Well you had potatoes, cheese, bacon and onion so lots of veggies. Oh, and excessive amounts of oil, but who cares?

The hiking is amazing, so I’m okay with not biking. We saw Capo Rosso and the calanques today from a boat - spectacular! I may do a hike that way tomorrow. Then our next stop is Corte, so I’ll look into your suggestion. We’re aiming for two nights in Bonifacio next week.

Thanks! They’re beautiful. And quite common near the shore.

Ice plant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpobrotus_edulis

I'm so sorry it didn't work out for you to bike, and I'm not surprised that the driving is stressful. It does open up some possibilities for places you might not have gotten to otherwise though. A few suggestions to consider: walking along the astonishing white cliffs at Bonifaccio, the hike up the Gorges de Restonica (near Corte), and the Calanques and hike out to Capo Rosso south of Porto. But it's all amazing, you can't go wrong unless you get run off the road. Good luck!

Driving in Europe, for a non European, takes nerves of steel as we know. Congrats on a successful Day 1.

Thanks for the shout out. We are sitting in our hotel room, eating sandwiches, and drooling.

They were all very good! Brocciu is everywhere. I’ve since had brocciu and lemon ice cream, which was divine.

How did the brocciu beignets taste?

Betsy, I followed your Sardegna journal when planning my own tour. I ran out of time to cycle Corsica, so I look forward to experiencing it through your journal! Enjoy the journey.