Ferry to Ajaccio and cycle to Sagone

Cabin on the ferry was good but food was dire. We chose to eat in the
restaurant and opted for buffet starter plus main course. The starter
was fine but the main courses were almost inedible. My tip would be to
go for the unlimited starters and deserts and miss out the main course.

Reasonable nights sleep followed by foul coffee in the ferry self
service cafe. Discovered that I had lost my cycle shorts and so had to
visit cycle store in Ajaccio before leaving. Took quite a while since
google maps was quite inaccurate and the traffic was awful. Very glad to
leave Ajaccio although the traffic on the D81 was heavier than we liked.
Met a couple with a small boy in a chariot on a cycle tour at the top of
the main climb. They were doing a 3 1/2 week tour of the island - half a
day cycling, half a day at the beach. They advised us to use a side road
down to Sagone to avoid the traffic. Great advice because it was so
quiet and ran along the coast. Had a beach picnic along the way. Became
very hot around lunch time (32 celcius). Eventually rejoined the coast
line tat and decided to camp at Sagone so we can press inland and see
some of the interior.

Strange sight of the day was a lycra clad man on a penny farthing
hammering along the D81. His girl friend followed on a normal bike. They
both waved!

So in summary, Marseille yuk, ferry food yuk, Ajaccio traffic yuk but
side road, beach and weather fantastic!

Also, quite a nice camp site.