Last night was another formal night, with the added bonus of an 80s & 90s disco at the onboard nightclub (Electra). However, this is the first disco we've ever been to where the dance floor cleared when Kylie was being played! We had some classic 80s cocktails and danced away (when the DJ wasn't playing non-dancing music). In the end, it was just us on the dancefloor and after one slow song too many, we decided to call it a night.
We woke up to find we had already arrived at our berth in Ajaccio. After breakfast we ventured out to discover more about the birthplace of Napoleon. Sadly, the house where 'Boney' was born was closed, so we decided to head to the Fesch museum (Corsica's main art gallery housing artwork collected by Napoleon's maternal uncle, Cardinal Fesch). However, that too was closed for renovation work and not due to reopen until late June. In the end, we decided to walk to the main statue of Napoleon at the far side of town.
From here we dropped down to the beach and walked back towards the port. By this point the temperature was soaring and we had to take shelter under several palm trees! At this point, the beach & water looked really tempting!
We came back onboard for some lunch before heading to the one Napoleon museum open. This was in the town hall and as it housed several Napoleon portraits, it was well worth the €2.30 entrance fee! After a spot of souvenir shopping & a photo stop in the fishing harbour, we came back on board ready to set sail. Ajaccio is really pretty and we both really liked it; the contrast to Gibraltar was amazing.
We are now off the Corsican coast (watching the stunning mountains pass by) heading towards the Straits of Bonifacio and ultimately Civitavecchia (our port for Rome). Not sure what our plans are for tonight, but I doubt it'll include the disco (love songs & ballads? How do you dance to those?!?)
Update: just entering the Straits, we have Corsica to our north and Sardinia to our south! At this rate, well reach Civitavecchia by nightfall!
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