Corsica Holiday

First, I apologize for the format.
Mary Frances and I visited Gerard, Dominique, Yann and Lucca in Corsica in early August. We also enjoyed the company of Helena. She is a Polish woman who is taking courses at Gerard's college in Tralee. She had been giving swimming lessons to the boys in Tralee and continued to do so in Corsica. The first few pictures are a glimpse of the Mediterranean Sea from the porch of Dominique's house and of her uncle's vineyard and her father's former vineyard. Next is Mary Frances at rest followed by several views at one of the beaches in Porticcio. We had a very nice day when we drove up the mountain to a village called Coti_chiavari from which we had spectacular views of the Mediterranean. We had a very nice lunch and basked in the sun enjoying the views before we went down the mountain on a different route where we stopped at a rockier beach - of which there are several photos. Following the rocky beach photos, there are several of our favorite beach in Porticcio. We swam there every day. The water is unbelievably clear and refreshing. The sun and swimming were very therapeutic for Mary Frances. We also went up into the Vizzavona Forest to a village where Dominique's grandmother had lived. The first pictures were taken when we stopped at the ruins of Foce(fort) Vizzavona. It was built by a French general in 1772. At that point we were at an altitude of 1,205 m. The mountain in the background is Monte d'Oro. We continued to Vivario which Mary Frances particularly enjoyed - partly because it had a pronounced Italian flavor. Some of us enjoyed Pietra - a very nice Corsican beer. The name means "stone" in Corsican. While we enjoyed our refreshments, we watched some very serious men play la petanque. Another highlight of our trip was a night in Ajaccio where we walked near the birthplace of Napoleon. There are no pictures of this evening.
The travel was a bit hard on Mary Frances, but, overall it was a fantastic holiday.