On Course en Corse
We flew to Figari dressed and packed for our first day walking and after a short transfer we found ourselves at the campground in Conca It was more than I expected in many ways and thank goodness I was not really aware of all I might experience walking my first Grand Randonee, one of the famous European multi day walks . Day 1 saw us climb about 1000 metres from Conca to a Bergerie at Refuge De Paliri through a craggy granite range The Gr20 on Corsica (Corse en Français) is the most famous of all. A 16 stage walk from North to South or as Chris and I would have it- South to North. Day 2 saw us in pretty pine forests for most of the day as we passed through Col De Bavella for a coffee and..... With the sun on our back and a gradual increase day by day of technical difficulty it was the right choice for me. We only had a week so could only travel the Southern part and complete seven stages...