Tag Archives: Sardinia

We had a very early start this morning and slipped our lines at 0615 in order to make the 70nm journey north to Olbia where we are meeting our next set of visitors, Caron and Yvonne, tomorrow. The wind was … Continue reading →

Despite the lack of facilities at Porto Corallo, we treated ourselves to pizzas, a carafe of the local house red and dessert in the form of deep fried ricotta ravioli and a ricotta tart with golden syrup. Very good value … Continue reading →

We waved goodbye to Yvonne and Joey this morning and then set about completing various chores like washing and replacing the gas hose with the new one that Joey had brought out. There was not a great deal of wind … Continue reading →

The morning began with glorious sunshine, turquoise waters and blue skies, as has become the norm. Before we had a chance to have breakfast, a large, grey motor boat suddenly appeared close by with four men from the Guardia di … Continue reading →

Our second visitor, Yvonne, arrived on Saturday evening for a few days. We had gone out during the day to find a nice bay with turquoise water for Joey but the previous night’s winds had churned up the sea. We … Continue reading →

We spent yesterday going to a nearby (10nm) marina to get fuel as there is none in either of the marinas near to us in Cagliari. We were, yet again, graced with a visit by dolphins as we crossed the … Continue reading →

We arrived in Cagliari yesterday afternoon after a very rolly night at anchor (but it was free!). We moored up at the cheaper marina here called Marina del Sole. It is a ramshackle place with many liveaboards and the facilities … Continue reading →

We left Porto Pino this morning unclear as to whether we would need to go into a marina as there were strong wind forecasts but there was some discrepancy as to how strong. Initially, there was no wind and then … Continue reading →

We took advantage of free Wifi this morning to catch up on admin as well as avail ourselves of the marina washing machine despite the fact that they were charging €6 a load – needs must. We then journeyed south … Continue reading →

Although Portoscuso is not very pretty, it did have an good indoor food market and various local shops that meant we could get plenty of fresh produce. We had a short journey this lunchtime from the mainland of Sardinia to … Continue reading →