{"id":9367,"date":"2022-05-31T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.underwatertales.net\/2022\/05\/31\/una-crociera-subacquea-tra-corsica-e-capraia-side-2\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T16:18:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T14:18:28","slug":"a-diving-cruise-between-corsica-and-capraia-side-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.underwatertales.net\/en\/2022\/05\/31\/a-diving-cruise-between-corsica-and-capraia-side-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A diving cruise between Corsica and Capraia (side 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A diving cruise between Corsica and Capraia. On board the Frala. In the two final days we dived in Corsica, on the Secca di Naso and then we headed towards Capraia. A gem set in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Saturday morning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Frala<\/a><\/strong>, the previous afternoon, after having re-emerged from the second dive, set off again heading north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sun was rising for us in Ile-Rousse,<\/strong> an ancient fishing village<\/strong> that enchants with its islets that sink into the bay with turquoise water<\/strong>. Its name is inspired by the ocher color of the main island used as a stopover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slowly, the ferries coming from Marseille appeared on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Una<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Two dives at the Secca di Naso<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A vast monolithic block<\/strong> rose from the abyss, from a depth I did not know. At a certain point, we are at a bathymetric altitude of about -40, a huge plateau<\/strong> gives rise to a series of very large submerged<\/strong> pyramids<\/strong> with passages<\/strong> and canyons<\/strong> in the center, between sand<\/strong> and posidonia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first dive to seek that exclusivity that only certain places can give us. In search of the passage of large fish<\/strong>. But the sea offers moments and, in general, these moments are characterized by the current. That day there was no current, everything flowed slow and placid. And, then, even that pair of snappers<\/strong> that passed by do so with an almost holiday-like pace.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Una<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The second dive to look at the environment<\/strong>, on the pyramids facing the ground. Authentic walls descended steeply to the bottom. First covered by the yellow carpet of sea daisies<\/strong>, then by numerous fans of yellow sea fans and finally, on the bottom, where not everyone is qualified to get there, the precious red<\/strong> sea fans.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Una<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

One night in Capraia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I carry two emotions in my heart about the time I went to Corsica. The first, the sadness of leaving a special place. Perhaps also due to the awareness that time is inexorably flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n