Saturday, June 27, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Corsica - Calvi and some beaches.
The holiday in Corsica was awesome. Not as awesome as say…. if we didn’t have the two most demanding children on Earth with us…. but as awesome as one could hope for.
The first most awesome factor was the weather. Perfect sun every day (though not too harsh for my china doll thing). Which was completely unexpected even though it is the middle of June in the Mediterranean. You see, EVERY time I go on holiday with Dave, it rains. Doesn’t matter time of year or distance from the equator we are: IT RAINS. The last three times we have gone to a place which has a pool on offer it has been unusable due to rain. And I was so sure the same would happen this time that I packed my slippers. Luckily, also packed a number of summer dresses because it was so very lovely that skimpy was the only way to go. I may have even whipped out a bikini or two, but y’all never know cos I ain’t ever putting those pictures up on here.
The second factor of awesomeness was the place itself. Not just the sweet, sweet air-conditioning, pools and views of our haven nestled in the mountains, but of Corsica itself. Talk about nature sneezing all it’s good stuff in one spot!! The mountains were spectacular and everywhere. We drove across a few valleys during our stay and as you wound up one road around the incredibly beautiful rocky but lush mountain and entered the next valley… wey hey! More spectacular mountains! And then if you went away from these beauties towards water – eg the beaches or the amazing natural rock pools formed in the rivers – woahhooo! Mo Nature has done it again!! Picturesque Mediterranean white sandy beaches. Mmm.
We were staying near a town called Calvi on the very north of the island. It has an ancient citadel and old town which over time has gained a somewhat swanky French-Riviera feel to it. Not really my cup of tea, but nice for the odd day trip in or two. For me it was what you could see a 20 min outside the town which made it sensational. However if Ginny catches your ear for a few moments she can tell you the tale of the last King of Corsica and the fact that they (and therefore my boys) are descended from him. Currently planning coup.
Our days were pretty lazy – we’d aim to get out of the house by 11am, make our way somewhere nice that involved swimming for a couple of hours. We’d then buy some food and make our ay back to the compound (that horrific dwelling I detailed below) whereupon we’d put the boys down for a couple hour nap and then sit by the pool reading till a similarly cruise evening rolled around. 7 days of that really took it out of us.
Anyway – a fair few photos below and over coming days – sadly none of which really capture the beauty of the place (or the boys!) Today’s batch is from around the town of Calvi and a couple of the surrounding beaches. Enjoy.
main drag of calvi. the only slightly overcast day (still hot!)
boats
Pudding rocks the China Doll thing.
The first most awesome factor was the weather. Perfect sun every day (though not too harsh for my china doll thing). Which was completely unexpected even though it is the middle of June in the Mediterranean. You see, EVERY time I go on holiday with Dave, it rains. Doesn’t matter time of year or distance from the equator we are: IT RAINS. The last three times we have gone to a place which has a pool on offer it has been unusable due to rain. And I was so sure the same would happen this time that I packed my slippers. Luckily, also packed a number of summer dresses because it was so very lovely that skimpy was the only way to go. I may have even whipped out a bikini or two, but y’all never know cos I ain’t ever putting those pictures up on here.
The second factor of awesomeness was the place itself. Not just the sweet, sweet air-conditioning, pools and views of our haven nestled in the mountains, but of Corsica itself. Talk about nature sneezing all it’s good stuff in one spot!! The mountains were spectacular and everywhere. We drove across a few valleys during our stay and as you wound up one road around the incredibly beautiful rocky but lush mountain and entered the next valley… wey hey! More spectacular mountains! And then if you went away from these beauties towards water – eg the beaches or the amazing natural rock pools formed in the rivers – woahhooo! Mo Nature has done it again!! Picturesque Mediterranean white sandy beaches. Mmm.
We were staying near a town called Calvi on the very north of the island. It has an ancient citadel and old town which over time has gained a somewhat swanky French-Riviera feel to it. Not really my cup of tea, but nice for the odd day trip in or two. For me it was what you could see a 20 min outside the town which made it sensational. However if Ginny catches your ear for a few moments she can tell you the tale of the last King of Corsica and the fact that they (and therefore my boys) are descended from him. Currently planning coup.
Our days were pretty lazy – we’d aim to get out of the house by 11am, make our way somewhere nice that involved swimming for a couple of hours. We’d then buy some food and make our ay back to the compound (that horrific dwelling I detailed below) whereupon we’d put the boys down for a couple hour nap and then sit by the pool reading till a similarly cruise evening rolled around. 7 days of that really took it out of us.
Anyway – a fair few photos below and over coming days – sadly none of which really capture the beauty of the place (or the boys!) Today’s batch is from around the town of Calvi and a couple of the surrounding beaches. Enjoy.
main drag of calvi. the only slightly overcast day (still hot!)
boats
more boats.
cute boys in front of boats in front of moutains with snow on them (so incongruous!)
boats in front of citadel
singular boat.
old boat.
beach in calvi. bit 'meh' (you will see what i mean below)
citadel and boats from afar.
next day, two coves along in small town Lumio. nice. favourite colour of the region s blue.
fred contemplates how many shades of blues exist.
huge gun.
dave would kill me if he saw that i posted this pic of him (he won't). couldn't resist teh cuteness that is Pudding.
sandy bum
this never gets old.
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more pictures of awesome blue seas anyone?
Pudding rocks the China Doll thing. Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Corsica - The Joint.
view from the kitchen window . photos do not do those mountains justice. like something out of a cheesy painting.
on edge of little town called zilia. those be gravestones not houses in the background.
the pool made life somewhat tough
the decking and bbq overlooking the mountains was also a bit of a drag
where dave sat for the entire 7 days. this resulted in what he believes to be his 'best tan ever'
the french sure know how to do stones.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Blog is the New Black
Well hot on the heels of my declarations that blog is dead, I write that this just ain't so.
Al & Al, no strangers to the comments boards have taken to the blogosphere. Prepared to be dazzled people, these two are C.R.A.Z.Y.
In the new year Buff restarted her long-stagnant blog and in recent months not only has Vee picked up hers again, but she has successfully managed to taunt Mez back into action.
Are the heady golden days of blogging coming back??? The anticipation is too much fo me!! All that needs to happen now is for something called 'Confessions of a Nerd' (Nadine) to start and this person finally move on from the sad passing of Jimmy the Dog.
Al & Al, no strangers to the comments boards have taken to the blogosphere. Prepared to be dazzled people, these two are C.R.A.Z.Y.
In the new year Buff restarted her long-stagnant blog and in recent months not only has Vee picked up hers again, but she has successfully managed to taunt Mez back into action.
Are the heady golden days of blogging coming back??? The anticipation is too much fo me!! All that needs to happen now is for something called 'Confessions of a Nerd' (Nadine) to start and this person finally move on from the sad passing of Jimmy the Dog.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Stating the Obvious
I'm sorry to say that things have become so busy for me, that I seem to be spinning so many plates at the moment, that me blogs are going to have to take a back seat for a while. Which is not that unusual on this site, I'm sure you agree. Except normally I'm in denial when this happens and lamely continue to promise more posts.
This time i'm under no illusions. After a stream of visitors for the past month, we head to Coarsica for a week's holiday on Sunday. After this I face a week or two of moving and then trying to get systems up and moving in a new place (including internet). Not to mention the thousand of other things I need to organise to keep this family running and the fact that my external hardrive is busted (goodbye all pictures and video!) and Fred has irrepearably ripped off about 7 keys fom this keyboard making typing the MOST frustrating thing I could possbly be doing at the moment.
*sigh*
Bring on Corsica. I need some pool time.
This time i'm under no illusions. After a stream of visitors for the past month, we head to Coarsica for a week's holiday on Sunday. After this I face a week or two of moving and then trying to get systems up and moving in a new place (including internet). Not to mention the thousand of other things I need to organise to keep this family running and the fact that my external hardrive is busted (goodbye all pictures and video!) and Fred has irrepearably ripped off about 7 keys fom this keyboard making typing the MOST frustrating thing I could possbly be doing at the moment.
*sigh*
Bring on Corsica. I need some pool time.
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