Porto Vecchio is an allweather port with many small bays to anchor or the marina to shelter in. And shelter I needed as it blew hard for three days giving the new spade anchor a real test; it passes with flying colours. To give a feel of how hard it blew, the Avon with outboard embarked was flipped over in a 30+ knot gust. An hours labour stripping the outboard for a fresh water clean. Seemingly no harm done.

The marina is very ordinary but the old walled city is delightful even if the walk to it is short but vertical! If you look carefully in the first picture taken from half way up the hill ... Walkaway is the centre of the three boats at anchor in the background.

The entrance to the old town and the Church in the central square. These hardly do justice to a well preseved old town with all the trappings.

The salt fields are still in full operation with 900 tons of sea salt produced a year from these few fields; amazing really but the Med is definately salty enough.