Calvi

While at anchor under the Citadel in Calvi harbour in the North of Sardinia I was looking at an English motor sailing boat called “Golden Seal”.  At that moment a text came through from our friends Bernie and Sarah – “look out for our friends Mark and Lorna on ‘Golden Seal’”.  We introduced ourselves of course and spent a few pleasant evenings on each other’s boats chewing the fat and talking of our plans, such as they are.

Also at Calvi we picked up an email from Russell who we had met last year at Arles and who also knew our German friends Thomas and Nicole.  According to the email he was headed for Calvi so we sent him a text asking where he now was.  “The internet cafe in Balti” came the enigmatic reply.  Had he found a decent Indian restaurant in Corsica or was this a very bad spelling mistake?  It turned out to be the latter and we met up next day.  Since then Russell, an Australian in his early fifties has been a regular walking and cruising companion down the Corsican coast.  Sometimes we lose each other for a few days, then we seem to end up at the same anchorage.