Month: June 2010

Continuing a series of blog posts written for the hikingcorte blog way back in 2010.

Sadly I never finished writing up the full account of the trip, including walking all the way to the west coast, being surprised while using the bathroom in a hotel in Evisa, and getting stranded at a tortoise sanctuary due to train strikes.

The end of the trip coincided with the Icelandic volcano eruption, which meant my planned flight back from Geneva was cancelled. I ended up stranded in Geneva for about a week, kindly accommodated by my good friend who was working on the LHC there, before the air and French rail strikes cleared enough for me to get home.

I do, however, still have the photos taken during the trip. Here they are with some brief explanations:

Continuing a series of blog posts written for the hikingcorte blog way back in 2010. Some of this information may be outdated!

This was the last day I had to explore the environs of Corte before heading on my extended hike to the west coast via the mare e mare Nord – out of several alternatives, I figures I could not visit Corte without also seeing the reputedly spectacular Restonica gorge.

My guide warned me that although breathtaking, during summer the accessibility of the gorge by car means it can get crowded with tourists unwilling to walk – traffic jams even develop, spanning the narrow road which weaves the 15km through the length of the gorge from Corte to the bergeries de Grotelle. But during early spring the trip up the gorge to the high mountain lakes, Melu and Capitellu, promised to be very worthwhile.

I was mesmerised by some photos I had seen of the lakes, seemingly sunk like craters in the high mountains and shrowded in mist. They looked rather mysterious and alluring, and should be very atmospheric if there are few other tourists about.