From Corsica we headed back to Italy and sailed across to the island of Elba.  Below we are entering the bay of Marina di Campo

where we spent a couple of pleasant days.

 

The locals provide mooring buoys at a charge for those who prefer not to anchor.  There was an amusing

altercation between the Italian mooring man and a French boat that was anchored too close to the mooring

he wanted to put a boat on......

 

 

.....so in the end he picked up their anchor rope and towed them some distance away!

 

 

Marina di Campo was a very nice little town...

 

 

 

with shops full of goodies...

 

 

and clean shady streets.

 

 

 

 

We took the bus across the island to the main town, Porto Ferrario.

 

 

The towns most famous historical resident lived here...Napoleon was in exile here from 1814 to 1815, when

he escaped and went on to meet his Waterloo.  This is his house.

 

 and here is the delightful town below.....

 

 

This large sailing boat is a cruise boat from France.

 

 

Elba used to have a number of iron ore mines, now shut.  No threat to BHP anyway by the look of them.

 

 

Fort at the entrance to Porto Azzuro. A town we anchored off on the East coast.

 

 

Quaint streets in Porto Azzuro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We then anchored in a bay on the north side of Elba before leaving to sail 70 miles north to the Italian

Riviera.

 

 

 

And enjoyed yet other beautiful sunset.................