My first solitary cycling journey could not be made except by a special occasion and it was my graduation. The programming was, to say the least, approximate since on a Friday afternoon I made to think about the journey (to be achieved in one week, not to far from home, cheap and in a country where the temperature was acceptable in February) and on Sunday I started. Initially the idea was to ride along a stretch of the Danube cycling path: close to "mine" Trentino but certainly far from "hot" I was looking for ... discarded! Another idea: the Camargue and the south coast of France to Barcelona (where I went to visit an aunt): too far ... is not feasible!
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So here's the bulb that has turned on: CORSICA. It's relatively close and the temperature is a little more lenient that to us. And the sea in winter has always fascinated me (I, who live amid the mountains ?!?). Ok, chosen destination, it should be a bit programmed the tour, at least in principle. Ferry, started from Savona in the evening downloads me on Monday morning in Bastia from where, after having mounted on my bike bags and tent, i head north to Cap Corse, then the Calanches, with Calvi and all ports on the west coast up in Ajaccio and Propriano, and then cut inward to return to Bastia making visit to Corte and the mountains, which attracts me nearly as much as the coast! Then I had to cut the route to Aullene, during the crossing of the island, returning to Solenzara on the coast, because of my lack of training (I had only 300 km on my legs before leaving!). I have always supported and believed that a trip by bicycle allows you to discover crossed places with a slower pace, enjoying the journey more: if I had continued on programmed route, perhaps I could bring it to conclusion but I should have "run", remaining all the time on the saddle and I wouldn't enjoyed landscapes, meetings ... the journey! And basically what counts when you travel is not the goal itself, but the path made for it!
Photogallery Corsica
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