Last day on Elba

Today we got up, packed up, and went off to explore a little more of Elba before our ferry. First up was Spiaggia di Terranera - one side is a green lake, the other side the Mediterranean! So that was fun. There were also signs about calling if you see any sea turtles babies as apparently they will hatch there! We didn’t stay too long there as there was no air movement and it was soooo hot! We headed on to go to another town and spy, but the road was closed and we would have had to go out and around a long way so we decided to just head into Portoferraio. Once we got there I was glad we did as the traffic was crazy and it was so busy with the car race people! We wandered the town a bit, spied on the market and looking at restaurants and bakeries to see what we could find and the town itself wasn’t anything special.

We did look at a few restaurants and found one that sounded okay, but it was a bit hot and not very scenic so we went to spy on a few more I had marked and the last one we looked at was right on the water at the beach, we got a table overlooking the water, and they had fancy Vegan options that were so so good! The water there at the beach was gorgeous, probably my favorite we saw! And eating lunch there with a slight breeze was wonderful! We had Vegan risotto, a vegetable pie with potato sauce, and tofu with sesame and ginger. Everything was amazing! I was so glad we went to check it out instead of settling for one of the earlier restaurants! Such a great lunch spot!

After lunch we grabbed our swim stuff and headed to the beach. It was again super busy, but very quiet. The water was pretty cold, but we did kind of get used to it and swan for a good 45 min! There were also lots of fish around and I was proud of myself for not freaking out that they were all there! Go me! They were kind of camouflage with the white rocks! Really the rocks were all weird and spotted which I haven’t seen before so that was fun. Really a gorgeous day!

Then it was time to head on to the ferry. We got there and wandered the waterfront a bit waiting for the boat and saw all the rally cars. The ferry was nice, the water was smooth and we had gotten this very light sweet bread to try from one of the bakeries. It was so fluffy and tasty.

After the ferry it was a bit of a drive to where we are staying - the second last photo is the view here. It is no Elba, but it will do ;) it does have some pretty fun decor! Tomorrow it is off to explore more around here!Read more