Colonna Palace Mediterraneo Olbia

We got off to a slow start this morning and didn't leave the Porto Cervo until around 10 AM. We cruised down the coast a ways to Calle de Volpe and found a spot to anchor in the bay to play with the water toys. The weather was great, nothing but sunshine and temps in the upper 80s—perfect beach weather. For our Equinox celebration, Stee got me an inflatable, towable water raft and today is the first chance I’ve had to play with it. Kevin ...

Porto Cervo is an unusual place since it's all very new. Nothing was here in the 60’s and most of the buildings are from the 1980s. This is a playground for the rich and famous, and understandably so with the reliable winds in the Straits of Bonifacio, the remote white sand beaches with emerald green waters, and the rugged coastline and many picturesque islands.

We arrived in Porto Cervo last night and ...

... cured ham, eggs, and honey from the farm. They packed the breakfast items in a basket and delivered it to your cabin the night before. Then, in the morning, you would "cook" your own breakfast in your cabin. Every night, they hosted dinner in the main building of the farm, and it was always AWESOME. You sit down and they bring you a large jug of local red wine to the table (wine from the vineyard down the road). Everything else you would have was made on the farm. First, they ...

Olbia, Italy Information by Rough Guides Awash with traffic and ugly apartment blocks, OLBIA is the least Sardinian of all the island's towns. Its port and airport, however, make it an inevitable stop for some and its numerous bars and restaurants are generally crowded with tourists, sailors from the port and US service personnel from the nearby NATO bases. If you're stuck for an afternoon here, you might as well visit the town's only item of ...

... to meet a friend of Pam and Greg Reed's who is back packing around Europe and would love to come sailing. Zach is from the USA and has been away for almost a year. He met up with both Somala and Hayley in their overseas travels and was keen to jump abouard and see the Baeleric Islands and Spanish coast with us as we head out of the Med.

... I'd rather give birth to Quintuplets" We did have to ask Gill to check if Dave still had a pulse at one stage, as he hadn't moved for over 10 hours. We tied up in Olbia at 9.30pm after dodging a few large ferries. I think Rhy jumped off and kissed the ground. We spent the next 2 days onboard watching movies and playing board games as the weather deteriorated before we could convince them to set sail again. Lots of grovelling was done over this period.

... full of shops, cafes and restaurants. We had a fun night out with Pete's sister Alison and enjoyed a traditional 4 course Sardinian meal while watching people wandering up and down the main street. It was quite amazing how busy the town gets after 7pm. I'm sure everyone comes out either to shop, eat or just walk the street, having the occasional gelato or ...

... tussen 6-7 voor onze boeg, terwijl radio Sardinie het nog steeds over windkracht 4 oplopend tot 5 heeft. Het wordt een dagje klussen, stekkerdozen probleem opgelost (eigenschuld +/- verwisseld), een nieuw gland-koord aangebracht om het inwateren via de schroefas tegen te gaan, onze logeerkamer op orde gebracht en de foto's voor onze site verkleind, handig zo'n verwaai-dag! We gaan de nacht in zonder dat de wind is gaan liggen, integendeel, we zitten nu op dik 7 en ...

well, after 7 days of touring the south, west and north of the island, it is finally time to head to the airport. With constant 25 degree plus temps and all-day sunshine, we have inadvertently acquired tans that match our preferred clothing choices - although for some reason despite wearing shorts every day our legs are mysteriously unaffected. Costa Smerelda is stunningly beautiful and one of the few places wear the postcard blue of the beach shots has ...

... to deal with the boredom I invented my own game, looking all the truely tragic swin suits on the beach. Everything from hot pink classics to white slightly seethrough boy legs and thats just the guys. Thank god the italian stallion had a pair of white speedos on underneth because thats one image I can live without having burned into my brain. Of course I have to apologise to demo for getting his hopes up about the pink speedos, he was taken and delighted in striding through the water ...