Martini Olbia

... tell the Bosun, Andrew, was getting frustrated with him since it was his job to make sure he knew what he was doing and that he was doing it safely. Every time Kevie would slam into the platform, Andrew would look up over his shoulder to see of anyone on the decks above was watching. Andrew finally got on the Jet Ski and then showed him exactly what to do to avoid a hard landing. After that he got it.

Stee had to finish some work before he ...

... a few drinks in the bars. For our morning walk, Stee and I walked up to the Punta de lu Tamburu, overlooking the harbor and the coast, and then over to the Stella Maris Church. This was a nice enough place and I see why the famous come here since they can get a lot more privacy then they could otherwise. It’s a nice place but everything was too shiny new, too planned out, too sterile and too beige. I ...

... amazing harbor to boast about too. Being from California, I’m sure to seaside property where the cliffs are endlessly encroaching further and further inland. It doesn’t appear that this town has that problem.

It was a relaxing morning for me as I was sitting on the sun deck chatting with friends on the Internet as we approached Bonifacio. The sun was up ...

... grandchildren) moved to the farm several years back to get away from city life. While staying at La China we did manage to explore the area and nearby coast. We visited a very nice beach town called Santa Teresa Gallura which had a great beach, very nice hiking paths and beautiful high cliffs with stunning coves of turquoise colored water. Santa Teresa Gallura is the northernmost point of Sardinia and from there you can see the French Island of Corsica about 8 miles across the ...

... it is the least interesting example of it. Its murky interior has three aisles separated by pillars and columns recycled from Roman constructions, and even the stoup for the holy water was formerly an urn that held cremated ashes. The church is the venue for Olbia's biggest festa, six days of processions, costumed dancing, poetry recitations, traditional games and fireworks around May 15, commemorating San Símplicio's martyrdom in the fourth century.

... 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.

... Florence, which one was Florence?" was the usual comment on the video....... We then went off to a French restaurant to continue Gillian's birthday celebrations. The next morning we decided to stay for another day so we could explore the town further. We walked up the hills to the old fortified town which is perched precariously on the cliff and explored the food shops and fortifications. Bought the usual cheese and salami type offerings although ...

... weather lasted for 4 hours before the wind came up a little. Then a little more and more until we were half way across and our breeze had turned into a strong breeze on the nose, with the seas becomming very choppy with a short steep swell. Unfortunately the Sutho's found this most unpleasant and between vomoiting and death threats to the captain they were forced to endure 24 hours of this torture. I believe Gills comment after reaching Olbia was ...

... we could see it coming, but it didn't slow us down. The town is tall buildings with few windows as they were taxed by the window areas. The stairs up to the 4 and 5th floors looked absolutely impossible to climb! About 3 feet wide and extremely steep, with uneven heights of risers! The streets were so narrow that as cars came through we had to flatten ourselves against the walls ...

... de por as malas no carro, seguiram-se 2 horas de viagem ate Tertenia, comemos uns enchidos, bebemos umas cervejas e passamos a tarde na praia, para não variar o jantar que a Tiziana nos preparou estava divinal e foi regado com um belo vinho.