If your thinking of going in August you deserve a medal. Everybody and there gradmother is there in August the island fills with tourists add to that all those who have moved to the mainland in search of gold, they all come home in there flash cars, wallets bursting, determined to show everybody how successful they have been. They visit grandmamar and taste her speacial garlic snail stew. Only when they taste it do they realise why they left. So they whip her of her boney bulging vained legs and charge up the mountain with her to some ancient eating house, where they drink and eat like they have not had a drop since they left home.
The ferry prices go up the funnel, it's at least 3 times what you would pay in the spring season. Everywhere that sells food decides to hike there prices so high that you go back outside to have a look how many Mitchelin stars are on the door.even if it is only a French greasy spoon.
Spring for my money is the most beautifull time the mountains are alive with flowers the scent is so strong you can taste it. It is relativly free of tourists you can walk round the small harbours soaking up the ambience of the people and the place. You are not stuck in a people jam, where all you can see is the arse in front of you. You can meander up through the mountains on the bike soaking up the sensational scenery. And you will not meet the pi$$ed up nutter and his grandmother on there way from the mammoth eating and drinking session just as Renaie is showing her what a smooth ride his car is even at 120klicks an hour down a goat track. He also it would appear seems to be hell bent on you finishing your holiday crushed 400 foot down in the bottom of the ravine. No mate if it's August or now't save your Euro's do go, but out of the peak holiday time, and you will love every minute of it it is truly a beautifull island.
Have a good un' where ever you go.
Yan You ( Freedom to travel. Well thats what the a little chinaman told me)
PS sorry about the spelling. Bloody state education.
