Portoferraio to Porto Azzurro

After a swinging on the anchor but a calm night we took the dinghy into Portoferraio for a walk around the town and up to Fort Falcone, a seaside fortress built between the 16th -18th centuries. Lovely views of the town, bays and beaches. We picked up some pastries, not so different from French, and motored back to Sea la Vie. We headed North again (!) but as we rounded the corner, Captain Bob announced we are heading south from now on! We are not at our furthest (Calvi) but soon, maybe tomorrow! Sadly, the weather was not southern like (or like Vancouver apparently) as it was cloudy, cool and rained off and on. We motorsailed past ferries coming and going (they are constant!), the Italian mainland town of Piombino, only a few nautical miles away, and sailboats in Saturday afternoon races. It was only 17 n.m. to Porto Azzurro on the east coast of Elba but the weather made it feel longer. We anchored in a sheltered bay in front of a lovely hotel and beach, across from the Citadel and the town. A few other boats came and went in the anchorage with one boatload swimming! The rain stopped and it was a quiet night but cool and damp. I was wanting our plug in heater but a hot water bottle sufficed.Read more