If you read my last article “the Great Escape”, you will recall that I was spending the New Zealand winter in Europe, initially exploring with my son, who lives in Finland. We recovered the 4x4 Explorer Adventures Europe truck in the UK and headed down, through France, and then on to the Pyrenees.
I dropped him off at Nice airport, mid-July, and drove to a friends house, just to the west of Marseilles. On this trip, you pass Toulon and Marseilles, both of which are ferry ports with links to Corsica. I didn't really have a plan, not having to be back in New Zealand until the beginning of the guiding season in October, and seeing the ferries gave me an idea. Why not spend a few weeks exploring Corsica and Sardinia… I knew that a couple
