Life is Beachy

Alright, new update. This time around we're going to be looking at some of the most popular beaches in the south of Corsica, south-ish. 

Let it be clear, I am not a beach person, on the contrary I'm always hiding from the sun because it fucking hates my guts and last time Milk convinced me to go to Cancun I ended up with some nasty burns on my face and had to go to the hospital. Having said that, I'll continue on with my rants. 

Ah Corsica, Corsica. What a beautiful place to spend the summer it is. Perfect weather, clear waters, sandy beaches, beautiful people; to be perfectly honest here, you could just go ahead and take your chances at any random beach in the south of the island and you'll find yourself in paradise. 

There is very little to criticize. 

But I'll try my best. 

Cannedda (Cannella) 

Location: 6.8 kilometers south of Sari-Solenzara

Milk was extremely excited about going back to Cannedda, apparently it's one of those beaches MADE for children since it's barely a meter deep. That is the one problem I see really, I'm not so keen on swimming alongside a dozen toddlers on floaties, they're whiny and loud and frankly I'm not so sure they take bathroom breaks outside the water. But you gotta give it to the damn beach, water is crystal clear, swim all the way to the deeper parts and you can still see you feet on the ground. And the deeper you go, the more fish you get to see, and the damn fish are friendly too. Best beach to go to if you have kids, hands down. 

Fautea 

Location: 17 kilometers south of Sari-Solenzara

This was actually the second time we went to Fautea, the first being last summer. It was one of Milk's favorites as a kid. See that tower over there? That's Genovese, back when Corsica was part of Genoa, long long time ago. Fautea beach is actually to the left of the tower, that's the main part anyways, its a lot bigger than the little pool on the picture to the right of the tower. But it's this little one that is nice; the sand is much cleaner and there is a lot less people since in order to get there, you're forced to walk some 50 meters through a rough patch of bushes and bugs. Yeah it's pretty, and its clean, and its kind of private, but it fucking stinks. Wish I was joking, apparently there is some sort of sulfuric action going on down there, from what I heard, the rocks around the beach got pissed off at the heat and decided to release their anger into the water, it stinks like rotten eggs. On the other hand, it's nice and warm. 

Palombaggia (photo is ours bitch)

Location: About 5 kilometers south of Portivechju (Porto Vecchio).

So for those who aren't familiar with it, Palombaggia is divided into three beaches, each separated by a riff you can't swim around. Our favorite being the second (middle) part. You enter through Bocca di l'Oru and look everywhere for a big sign that says Palombaggia like a drunk mexican teenager and since there isn't one, you'll drive and drive until you end up back on the highway, then you turn around and drive back to Bocca di l'Oru, ask for directions and drive 3.8 kilometers until Villa Aria di Mare (past the big sign of a hand pointing at a pizza), where you will see a lot of cars parked and a lot of people in their bathing suits walking down the road. Next is the most important part and I cannot stress this enough: park your car and follow them! You do not have to go into a private parking lot, you do not have to continue driving looking for "more people" or "signs of the beach", just park your car on the road and follow the people who know better, you'll end up in the second (middle) part of Palombaggia beach. That's where you'll have a friggin' blast. There is less people than in the larger beaches of course, but the most important thing is there are A LOT of fish because this beach does get deep at some point and it's the best place for some amateur snorkeling. Unfortunately, word goes it does get kind of crowded, especially in July and August, so from here on we will get our asses there at 7 am sharp. This is the most awesomest beach ever, just drive down there with a parasol and a cooler full of beers, you'll spend the entire day there, something I had never done before. Drunk fun. I had Milk dig his first parasol hole ever. 

Rondiara

Location: About 10 kilometers south of Portovechju, next big beach after Santa Gulia

You would think this is the best most awesomest beach ever, wouldn't you? I mean look at that fucking blue. I've been begging Milk to take me to Rondinara for two years now, and last week he finally, finally did. O brothers, was it not worth it. First, it's located in a fucking tricky place, you have to drive over a hill to get there and I get dizzy swimming in the ocean, imagine my suffering. Only available spot to park the car is inside this private parking lot that is not really well thought out I think, just some Corsicans installing a booth and charging 4 euros per car. Mind you, some Corsicans, they looked like tanned Greek statues the beasts. Anyways, long story short, the beach is infested with ants. If you have a boat though, this is the place for you, because the water really is that fucking blue. 

Bunifaziu (honorary mention)

Just felt like I had to mention Bonifacio cause its the best looking part of the whole island, though there are no 'real' beaches unless you have a boat, you can still walk down the less inclined parts of the rocks and go swimming anyways, that's what we did before and I'm insisting we do again. Plus Milk owes me a dinner in Bonifacio, I'll make sure we go back before long. 

Corsican word of the day: Avedecci (Goodbye)

18 Days in Corsica feeling: hungry.