{"id":11706,"date":"2017-05-17T16:23:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T15:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/towards-the-sunset-d81b-from-calvi-to-marine-de-porte\/"},"modified":"2017-05-17T16:23:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T15:23:23","slug":"towards-the-sunset-d81b-from-calvi-to-marine-de-porte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/en\/towards-the-sunset-d81b-from-calvi-to-marine-de-porte\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards the Sunset \u2013 D81b from Calvi to Marine de Porte"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p><strong>Cagliari <\/strong>| <strong>Sardinia <\/strong>\u2013 In Corsica I had to deal with some technical issues which I could solve in Alghero, so that I\u00b4m finally able to report again. A lot of things happened in the meantime. But let\u00b4s take one thing at a time&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"wpb_content_element ut-gallery-5  clearfix\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_ig_6a06f2ab6f611 .ut-lazy:not(.ut-image-loaded) + .ut-video-module-loading { display:block; }#ut_ig_6a06f2ab6f611 .ut-lazy.ut-image-loaded + .ut-video-module-loading { display:none; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_ig_6a06f2ab6f611\" class=\"ut-image-gallery ut-image-gallery-module  ut-image-gallery-5 clearfix\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animate&quot;:true,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;global_delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;delay_timer&quot;:100,&quot;global_delay_timer&quot;:100}\" ><div  data-count=\"1\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done grid-100 tablet-grid-100 mobile-grid-100\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\"  data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/armin-hoyer_ba_calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/armin-hoyer_ba_calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 804 226'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/armin-hoyer_ba_calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" width=\"804\" height=\"226\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>We stopped at the port of Saint-Florent. Dark clouds were drifting through the sky and I was pondering whether I should continue driving or not. I decided to drive on, which was a good decision, because I was late already and the dark clouds only brought some rain drops to Calvi. The weather was gradually getting better. After the wonderfully diversified curves of D81, the T30 to Calvi enabled a somewhat faster driving. Long straights, elongated curves and the broad clear street contributed to that. On the right, the view onto the wonderful blue of the sea. Shortly after the entry to Calvi I needed to tank up and I had a little something to eat for myself as well. Then I drove on through the old city of Calvi.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element ut-gallery-5  clearfix\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_ig_6a06f2ab708fc .ut-lazy:not(.ut-image-loaded) + .ut-video-module-loading { display:block; }#ut_ig_6a06f2ab708fc .ut-lazy.ut-image-loaded + .ut-video-module-loading { display:none; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_ig_6a06f2ab708fc\" class=\"ut-image-gallery ut-image-gallery-module  ut-image-gallery-5 clearfix\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animate&quot;:true,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;global_delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;delay_timer&quot;:100,&quot;global_delay_timer&quot;:100}\" ><div  data-count=\"4\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done grid-50 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\"  data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1_armin-hoyer_ducati-monster-821-total-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1_armin-hoyer_ducati-monster-821-total-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1200 800'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1_armin-hoyer_ducati-monster-821-total-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div  data-count=\"2\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-50 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 ut-desktop-last\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\"  data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_armin-hoyer_calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_armin-hoyer_calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1200 800'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_armin-hoyer_calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"clear hide-on-tablet\"><\/div><div  data-count=\"2\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-50 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 ut-tablet-last\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\"  data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_armin-hoyer_port-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_armin-hoyer_port-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1200 800'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_armin-hoyer_port-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"clear hide-on-desktop hide-on-tablet\"><\/div><div  data-count=\"2\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-50 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\"  data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_armin-hoyer_ducati-monster-821-port-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_armin-hoyer_ducati-monster-821-port-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1200 800'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_armin-hoyer_ducati-monster-821-port-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>It was already half past six and I still had a long way to go. But I didn\u00b4t want to miss the chapel of Notre-Dame de la Serra because I had already read about the awesome view one has from the chapel over Calvi. And as a matter of fact even the steep drive way along the rugged rock formations was a great experience. I was all alone when I reached the top. There, I was immersed in a peculiar mood that dimmed everything around me.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element ut-gallery-5  clearfix\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_ig_6a06f2ab750dc .ut-lazy:not(.ut-image-loaded) + .ut-video-module-loading { display:block; }#ut_ig_6a06f2ab750dc .ut-lazy.ut-image-loaded + .ut-video-module-loading { display:none; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_ig_6a06f2ab750dc\" class=\"ut-image-gallery ut-image-gallery-module  ut-image-gallery-5 clearfix\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animate&quot;:true,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;global_delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;delay_timer&quot;:100,&quot;global_delay_timer&quot;:100}\" ><div  data-count=\"2\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done grid-50 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\"  data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_armin-hoyer_ducati-monster-821-notre-dame-may-17.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_armin-hoyer_ducati-monster-821-notre-dame-may-17.jpg\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1200 800'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_armin-hoyer_ducati-monster-821-notre-dame-may-17.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div  data-count=\"2\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-50 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\"  data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_armin-hoyer_d81b-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_armin-hoyer_d81b-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1200 800'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_armin-hoyer_d81b-calvi-corsica-may-17.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>The path led to D81b, the road that is well known for its great views but also for its bad driving conditions. In the direction of the road, the sun was just about to sink into the sea, and I simply knew that I had to get there. For this decision I was remunerated with a breathtaking view of the sunset.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/gi7Izsrvyv8&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>The road itself: the first part is very good to drive along, in between it\u00b4s somewhat bumpy for a while, and then it gets better again. Well, with my Monster with her standard suspension set-ups as well as 2.3 Bar in the front and 2.7 Bar in the back tire, one can master the worse part of the road quite well, with 50-60 km\/h. If you are in that area some day, please do drive, preferably around the time of the sunset. And, don\u00b4t worry. Even though Google Maps doesn\u00b4t know the road as a route, it\u00b4s definitely there \u2013 grin.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the D81b it continued to be wonderfully curvy on the D81. Since it was late by then it was getting really dark. I was glad that before I left Vienna, I had exchanged my original headlight bulb for an Osram Night Racer 110 H4. The light is much brighter than that of the original bulb. The only point of criticism is that the full beam focuses on a much too small area. Therefore I wandered around through the darkness a bit, until the marvelously illuminated Marine de Porte suddenly appeared under me. There I was welcomed very kindly and I could even take a filled baguette and a beverage to my room.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element ut-gallery-5  clearfix\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_ig_6a06f2ab7758d .ut-lazy:not(.ut-image-loaded) + .ut-video-module-loading { display:block; }#ut_ig_6a06f2ab7758d .ut-lazy.ut-image-loaded + .ut-video-module-loading { display:none; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_ig_6a06f2ab7758d\" class=\"ut-image-gallery ut-image-gallery-module  ut-image-gallery-5 clearfix\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animate&quot;:true,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;global_delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;delay_timer&quot;:100,&quot;global_delay_timer&quot;:100}\" ><div  data-count=\"4\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done grid-50 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\"  data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7_armin-hoyer_d81b-punta-bianca-corsica-may-17.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7_armin-hoyer_d81b-punta-bianca-corsica-may-17.jpg\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1200 800'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7_armin-hoyer_d81b-punta-bianca-corsica-may-17.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div  data-count=\"2\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-50 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 ut-desktop-last\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\"  data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8_armin-hoyer_d81b-mansu-corsica-may-17.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8_armin-hoyer_d81b-mansu-corsica-may-17.jpg\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1200 800'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8_armin-hoyer_d81b-mansu-corsica-may-17.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"clear hide-on-tablet\"><\/div><div  data-count=\"2\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-50 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 ut-tablet-last\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\"  data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9_armin-hoyer_d81b-calvi-mansu-corsica-may-17.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9_armin-hoyer_d81b-calvi-mansu-corsica-may-17.jpg\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1200 800'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9_armin-hoyer_d81b-calvi-mansu-corsica-may-17.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"clear hide-on-desktop hide-on-tablet\"><\/div><div  data-count=\"2\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-50 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\"  data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10_armin-hoyer_marine-de-porte-corsica-may-17.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10_armin-hoyer_marine-de-porte-corsica-may-17.jpg\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1200 800'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.arminonbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10_armin-hoyer_marine-de-porte-corsica-may-17.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Now I\u00b4m going to go the WIND-Shop Cagliari. Maybe they can get my prepaid data card Simwind 5GB in my tablet to work. Unfortunately, neither the guys in WIND-Shop in Alghero nor the ones here in my B&amp;B have, despite their greatest efforts, managed to do so. In my view, it was due to a language problem because the tablet did not let itself switch to Italian. Now that I have downloaded &#8216; Italian&#8217; I\u00b4m optimistic that it\u00b4ll work out. I\u00b4ll keep you informed. Right now I\u00b4m waiting for my 1.2 GB Video Upload to be complete, currently I\u00b4m at 72%, so that I can upload some pictures and a video for you guys. Then, after the stop at the WIND-Shop, I can finally go to &#8216;Spiaggia di Punta Molentis&#8217;. It\u00b4s a good moment for me anyway because it\u00b4s still too hot in the sun and on the beach. As you can see, a blogger\u00b4s life is really hard\u2013 grin.<\/p>\n<p>Text, photos and video: ARMIN ON BIKE | Armin Hoyer \u2013 arminonbike.com<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cagliari | Sardinia \u2013 In Corsica I had to deal with some technical issues which I could solve in Alghero, so that I\u00b4m finally able to report again. A lot of things happened in the meantime. 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