Corsica now so - THE European spring paddle target, preceded by their reputation, in 9 of 10 visits no water to have in the streams ... well, we are happy as the snow kings of the Mediterranean, sun and spring when, on the Sunday before Easter in the afternoon from Lindau losrollten milestone with Livorno. And we decided to also have some water to be happy, after all, we knew many streams and not yet had our youngsters with this, a little less water pressure would be perhaps not so bad!
started seven of us - and to the straight to the point, and seven people came including the rate of women in a play back whole again - in three cars, including of course hot the best coach in the world, the new silver jewelry with an exorbitantly-- Super Renault roof rack, and Matthias, who must feel comfortable as the only Frenchman actually really in the mother country - its low ground clearance and the Corsican roads but could not warm up to the end quite another. 
After a loud and short night at the ferry port of Livorno finally in the morning on the ferry and at noon the view awaited holiday! Just arrived was then also taken the Asco Unters PE - except for some fine single site that would become cleaner but also more water to put out this rather than a battle of material and was therefore a good foretaste of Corsican dry rivers. However, our game was dry boat driver after his return crawl no more - thank you at this point for the opportunity to throw bag training! In the evening we tried it the first time from what we actually did the whole first half of the holiday - in the dark to arrive and eat. Later, we manage to somehow improve our daily routine to ... the campsite at Golo in the blind We therefore actually barely remember because the next day after the descent of the top Golo we needed for about 7 hours and we were overtaken almost every corner, it was even later. The top Golo remained mainly in the first kilometers of its drought in memory. Many side streams filled the creek, however, gradually and then the Golo showed during his nearly 10km its many faces: bedrock slides, steps, splinted cataracts. The double step provoked then the double feature, a second day, second swimmer. ;-)
After a tiring first two days we enjoyed on Wednesday, therefore, first of all a relaxing tour of the WW 3-4 beautiful, light and fast Tavignano Gorge with its majestic plan, then still have plenty of time to go to sea to look for a nice campground and the next day to insert a day off to chill out at sea, etc. .. The first plan still worked quite well - in brilliant sunshine (that is still bright), we invited back boats and started south. Part 2 (time and have look for a nice camping) failed because the wind chill 75 campsites that we were headed in the next few hours so early in the year unfortunately still closed had and chill at sea was then when darkness and rather un-chill cold then nothing more than we the only Open campground on the south coast based.
The next day we used to explore the Fium Orbo two bikes from the road, we wanted to paddle on the second day after the Travo. The descent of the latter is allowed only on Fridays and Mondays and Easter Monday at the Travo seemed rather then the forecourt to hell to be as relaxed Erstbepaddelung. On the (to us first) five hundred yards we came on Fium Orbo already a well-known northern lights entgegengeschlendert on the way from the trip interruption to the car - now much more subdued than on the evening before when he was on the camp site contact us up had to ... the guys probably realize that the Fium but they demanded a little more than they had expected - the second part, they stood out then for later.
The Travo on Good Friday then presented is certainly one of the highlights of our holiday - Felix mumbled after several days, little more than "Dom, Dom ... for me, we can portage everything ... except the cathedral," and had the night before probably hardly slept!
to sleep he came to the creek but then even more - in a mixture of block cataracts and bedrock slides of Travo was actually from the beginning to its demanding nature. The cathedral itself was really deeply impressive and as we kept to the three beautiful stages a small eternity on. Felix was still totally hyped because even waited the next fun: Pröllerstufe jump around and throw boats into the river before. Then opened the Travo gorge and the river a little character changed back to splinted and partly because the water level a bit messy cataracts. We had to look at us and so much Ron Fischer overtook twice. Even otherwise, as usual we met really all we knew and people you meet almost twice a day when all the island round to make in the same direction ... Peter Lindner, Uwe Extra, the Norwegians - but not the northern lights, oops, who wanted but also Travo ? Paddling Aha, the lower ... all clear, so come on, then later to the C-space age!
The Fium Orbo on Saturday was after the visit by bike, the length of only about 3-4 km and an entirely different character than the Travo then actually a relatively quick but also very very rewarding business. Three distinct nuclear bodies may require viewing and portages, the little water also led to significantly unclean sections than for a few more cubes - the rest was mostly to move in control. The portage around the slot was probably start with a nice clip depend more fun than there are unpleasant to stay or to strike - thanks again to our neoprene driver the first dry suit drivers when boarding helps then selflessly throw his boat into the water and swim behind ;-)
The video evaluation of the men's and women's run, the last core point is still in full swing - that is certain is that both drivers have touched, in contrast to the Northern Lights No stone, although it is rumored, one of them had had a bloody nose ... but these are unconfirmed, of course, just rumors.
was now the nice weather of the first day came to a halt, and on Sunday it poured during our Crossing the mountains on the way to Codi - cheeky as these still had enough water for the descent and after some deliberation it was on to middle Taravo. to always continue with a long neck, which mainly was finally full of water - Contrary to expectations, at least on the first two thirds of a really nice and sporty creek! The last kilometers retreated somewhat unfortunately, we were greeted at the exit and hail, fortunately, our shuttle bunny with a hole in the finger. When we had
arrived in the Bay of Propriano at our campsite it was then, fortunately, ausgeregtet again ... in the warm showers, however, unfortunately. But it was raining in the next Days depending on the wind from time to time about child-head sized pine cones, which often leads to battlefield-like scenes: a buzzing announces the impending strike, terror is spreading to the face, if any, can he hold in your hands, throws himself on the ground and keeps whining hands over his head ... honestly! have been losses by tapping impact but it will not complain, the northern lights, which were purposefully put any mishap like a magnet that is was on the neighboring C-Place and the dent in the habitat anyway it ... should
The Codi us on Easter Monday Rizzanese the tune - with its many slides and Waterfalls prepare like that on the vertical. Unfortunately, the low water levels here disgusted the most fun and led to endless effort and the portages of elbow-eroded slots and sunken slit-like levels. Some impressive slide and steps were fortunately - Modine Felix and Michelle's slide down the big stunts. Since then, we know turn around and upside down upside down turn may look painful - there are only deductions in the B-Note.
arrived in the Bay of Propriano at our campsite it was then, fortunately, ausgeregtet again ... in the warm showers, however, unfortunately. But it was raining in the next Days depending on the wind from time to time about child-head sized pine cones, which often leads to battlefield-like scenes: a buzzing announces the impending strike, terror is spreading to the face, if any, can he hold in your hands, throws himself on the ground and keeps whining hands over his head ... honestly! have been losses by tapping impact but it will not complain, the northern lights, which were purposefully put any mishap like a magnet that is was on the neighboring C-Place and the dent in the habitat anyway it ... should
The Codi us on Easter Monday Rizzanese the tune - with its many slides and Waterfalls prepare like that on the vertical. Unfortunately, the low water levels here disgusted the most fun and led to endless effort and the portages of elbow-eroded slots and sunken slit-like levels. Some impressive slide and steps were fortunately - Modine Felix and Michelle's slide down the big stunts. Since then, we know turn around and upside down upside down turn may look painful - there are only deductions in the B-Note.
So, now for the Rizzanese. During the reaction of the cars came to excitement passed through the first event of the century the region (the zero-Bock-ass turned around), then, two trucks were filled with the huge pipes (probably for the Rizzanese power plant) the bridge does not happen because a small car Constance zuparkte the curve. So we found ourselves in collaboration with the enemy ... four men, four corners, a small car is pretty quick aside gelupft and Rizzanese power plant a step closer to the target L
So, now, however, were defeated on the river ... just 500m , then there was, unfortunately, to complain about even the first losses. Due to an injury, we decided to cancel a trip. The two lovebirds
quota that had not recovered the remaining boats were then still so lost on the Peschel-terror around (a waterfall, which is really rather not ride), as a group of three arrived, the case looked at briefly and then flew in from even the first level ca.7m down the waterfall and directly into the wall. Looked really ugly out. He disappeared forever, including in the return boat down in the corner. After a long time was once again his head to see, then leave. Eventually came the first paddle, then float, then boat and finally swam out man. Having only the injured swimmer, and then paddle the rest of his equipment had fished from the water, we saw him: the Phantom of the Alps, FL, which is probably not swum more than 20 years we have him then! drove his car - he did not want to go to the hospital, because of two broken ribs do not need to finally go to the doctor ...
The next day we relaxed on the lighter lower part of the Rizzanese, while two of the group, tourism in Bonifacio operated.
So, now, however, were defeated on the river ... just 500m , then there was, unfortunately, to complain about even the first losses. Due to an injury, we decided to cancel a trip. The two lovebirds
quota that had not recovered the remaining boats were then still so lost on the Peschel-terror around (a waterfall, which is really rather not ride), as a group of three arrived, the case looked at briefly and then flew in from even the first level ca.7m down the waterfall and directly into the wall. Looked really ugly out. He disappeared forever, including in the return boat down in the corner. After a long time was once again his head to see, then leave. Eventually came the first paddle, then float, then boat and finally swam out man. Having only the injured swimmer, and then paddle the rest of his equipment had fished from the water, we saw him: the Phantom of the Alps, FL, which is probably not swum more than 20 years we have him then! drove his car - he did not want to go to the hospital, because of two broken ribs do not need to finally go to the doctor ...
The next day we relaxed on the lighter lower part of the Rizzanese, while two of the group, tourism in Bonifacio operated.
On Thursday already our second last paddling day had come - the average Rizzanese but should now be defeated in the second trial, but only by a small troop of four. The fact that this little gem from 2011, a power plant project is fall victim really heard the sad part of this story. The Rizzanese was certainly near the Travo the second wild water technology but also scenic climax our visit to Corsica.
Actually, we had never intended the famous 10-meter waterfall to navigate - too precious to us seemed our spine. But when we went after the successful descent already stood the first, about 6 m high waterfall on the edge, he came to us somehow do not seem so bad before ... A group of mostly old-school drivers rushed rows in T-style Pose the case down to a flat landing, the others seemed more feet deep to drill in the pool - but all showed up and cheered and none seemed to do little harm.
went so well it our Boofmaster but not - is to fly from 10m against the rock wall containing but not soooo funny (many greetings from the knee, ouch).
went so well it our Boofmaster but not - is to fly from 10m against the rock wall containing but not soooo funny (many greetings from the knee, ouch).
also presented the second half of the river is still as beautiful, sophisticated and still go almost exclusively to view. All too soon we reached the big bad exit the site and sat on the same day at the Tavignano campsite. Here we expected
spanked a Corsica festival and thus a packed campsite - will reserve that we visited but for the future than the best of all of us: hmmmmm, hot showers !!!!!
spanked a Corsica festival and thus a packed campsite - will reserve that we visited but for the future than the best of all of us: hmmmmm, hot showers !!!!!
the conclusion of our tour formed on Friday of lower Vecchio and the following piece on the Tavignano to the campsite, a section that was curious as to what would have to offer the average well-Vecchio? Corsica, we will definitely come again!
