The Col de Verghio

Today we drove into the main part of Evisa and bought a lunch at the local store. They have wonderful fresh fruit here in Corsica! Then we drove to the Col de Verghio, where we parked the van and started walking. It was another clear hot day, although because we started at 1400 m, it was cooler, but still 28 degrees. Our trail connected into the GR 20 (a trail which traverses the entire length of Corsica) and we walked along to a spot where the river formed pools in the granite and we could swim. We had our lunch there and swam in the water although it was pretty cold. Hilary and Bob went up after lunch to the Bocca Guagnarola at 1833 m, and then came back to the swimming area where the others waited. Then we all hiked back to the van. There were lots of colourful hikers on the portion of the GR20 that we did. We also saw the umbrella pines which are spectacular and the Corsican pine trees.Read more