Arrived in Bonifacio

Sailed to Bonifacio today which is a medieval town in the south of Corsica. The entrance to the harbour is spectacular as the town is perched on top of the cliffs which open up to provide a small channel into the town.

The boat traffic entering & leaving the harbour was quite amazing with day tripper boats passing in every direction. We were trying to take in the amazing scenery whilst taking avoiding action.

As always we are on a budget & rather than head straight for the marina we headed to a small Cala, surrounded by cliffs. With the aim of mooring to the cliff! Yes this sounds like madness but there are lazy lines from the cliffs which should assist. So Mark gets the dingy overboard & rows ashore to check the lines! Whilst I nervously try to maintain our position. After some consideration we attempt to motor Magnum at the cliffs! Mark takes our lines ashore (in dingy) & we pick up lines to take to the stern (sorry for all the boat jargon). It was all a bit fraught but the outcome was we were safely moored. What a challenge but definitely good practise.

More to follow on the town but attached are a few photos - Magnum moored to cliffs, view from town over marina & view from Magnum out of Cala with town on the cliffs above.