As we were heading towards La Chiappa's reception Paul got a call from VW - our car was ready for collection. After checking out at reception Paul called for a taxi to pick us up and take us to the VW garage. It was good to see the car again but not the bill - over €2,000!
After last week's disaster we decided on a different route to Bastia's ferry port; driving northwards along the east coast then across the neck of the narrowest point of the island to the west coast. We then headed northerly along the west side for a while before crossing back over and heading to the ferry. Some roads narrow with hair-raisingly steep drop. Many twists and turns, enough to make one feel sick. On a funny note we saw a sheep parked in someone's garage as we neared Bastia.
Checking-in at the ferry port was a breeze again. Someone comes around with a small hand held computer, you confirm your details which is then logged on the computer and your car gets a checked-in sticker. We found a place to settle near a window alongside a french woman and her dogs. Unfortunately, later on, someone asked us to move because we were in the reception area. I don't understand why we were asked to move because later we saw people sleeping where we had originally been! Anyway, we found a place near the stairs on the next floor. As soon as we had settled down dog and its owners came walking down the stairs. The dog promptly peed on carpet and its owners did nothing. I was gobsmacked 😡. I was going to call the owners back but I was too shocked at what I had seen so it was a bit too late. I ended up going to reception to get someone to clean the carpet. The receptionist was not impressed. There are specific areas on the ferry for pets to pee and poo! Thankfully 2 friendly stewards came later with a carpet cleaner and cleaned up the mess.
Time to try and get some zzzzz.
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| Our route. Driving a bit slower we took a bit longer than what google maps predicted but we still made it to the ferry with a good hour to spare. |
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