Beach Towns

The road (A10?) meanders from Vallecrosia (probably housing the same folks as Mooresville proper) into Bordighera (think, grand old houses in tony Davidson) and on into San Remo (new developments in Huntersville) -- one town butting against the other. The Mediterranean is beautiful blue on the right hand.

The roads are narrow and lawns are few, and the area is green and lush with tropical plants. Pine trees are everywhere, up against the road straight and tall, and the pavement is buckled with their woody toes grabbing for traction against gravity and a slip into the sea.

There are large pastel stucco beach homes, multi-level condo communities, hotels, and casinos along my ride. I pass a Ford dealership and a Jeep dealership just 1.5 blocks from the beach -- you could walk out the door and 20 yards right or left and have a great view of the water! There are parks with grass and playgrounds and benches one or two blocks long, on bluffs overlooking the mer.

I've mastered the roundabout and I take the route away from the beach toward Seborga with ease.

The road up was narrow and curving, with zero places to pull over to look -- and so many things I wanted to look at and photograph. Beautiful homes of yellow or champagne stucco with bright orange terracotta roofs, high above the water with 180 degree views.