After a brisk walk on a beautiful day along the promenade of Juan-Le Pins, which was similar to other towns along the French Riviera coastline (crystal clear, bright blue water on golden sand, we packed to head to Nice Airport to exchange the car. This was a 15km drive which took 1.5hrs along the coast road. We swapped cars and made sure this was a little car so DB was more comfortable on the very narrow roads. The car misses the mod-conveniences but fits in the lane now. A big bonus. We went directly to the Port to join the queue for the ferry to Corsica. This is a 5.5hr ferry ride. Very similar to when we caught the ferry in Canada, a large car hold and then outdoor, indoor, food and bar areas, also with sleeping cabins and furtherof reclining chairs. We booked a recliner as weren’t sure of the seating arrangements but didn’t use them. I had one of my few cups of tea of the last 2 weeks which was lovely. We spent all afternoon planning our visit here and then had an interesting conversation with a 72 and 80 year old couple. They gave us a few tips for travel in Corsica with mediocre English but enough to understand. We arrived at our Hotel L’Ariana which is on the cliff side on the waters edge 7km north of Bastia. Decided to have breakfast here tomorrow as food was quite minimal today and the view should be amazing.