Landsails travels to Corsica

Extension to the June trip by motorcycle to Sardinia, requested by only 2 participants. It is said that Corsica is dangerous, infested with thieves, with a road system often in poor condition, which became dear with the advent of the Euro, with inhabitants animated by a proud isolationism who often do not maintain a hospitable behavior. One could argue for hours about often stereotyped judgments, but one thing is certain: this jewel of the Mediterranean gives a twinge, a cramp in the pit of the stomach every time you visit it.

Of course, like all islands, whether immense or remote, she needs time and curiosity, bearing in mind that she too must get used to us, so that she does not become the usual postcard tourists. The itineraries are often dotted with unexpected events and obstacles, but sometimes also with images, one more shocking than the other. If Corsica were a mythological place, the gods would surely have chosen it as a place to spend a lot of their time. In my second experience discovering this island, which took place a few years ago, in a bar in the Balagna region, one of the patrons told me this legend: "It is said that God, one day, deciding to create an idyllic corner where to rest in peace, he took a part of the desert plateaus of Spain, the rivers of Germany, the mountains of Italy, the forests of France and placed them with a decisive blow in the heart of the Mediterranean, creating Corsica. "

How true is this judgment and how beautiful is this splendid rock embedded in the bluest corner of the Mediterranean!!