Moderno Olbia

... call him Kevie, isn’t the most coordinated person so it took him awhile to get the hand of things. He was terrible at water skiing, but loved the water raft. He had a few good wipeouts when we made a sharp turn and the raft went flying over the wake. It was pretty cool, and he had a blast. He also loved the Jet Skis. It took him awhile to figure out how to pull up beside the yacht’s fold-down swim platform without smacking into it. I ...

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 ...

Agriturismo, St. Teresa and the Capes - We have seen and read about Agriturismos which are located all over Italy. They are working farms where you can go and stay the night. They are well run, inexpensive, and usually quite nice. You can normally have your meals as well. We booked a few nights in an Agriturismo called "La China" way up in the rugged mountains above the northeast coast of Sardinia. The Agriturismo was a WONDERFUL experience for us. La China was located in a very ...

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 ...

... hours then onto their Australia bound flight. I think it was going to take some 30 hours to get home. Not as long as us but our pace is certainly more relaxing. The next morning Shaz and I duck off to the supermarket to restock the cupboards then refuel and head out on our way to Alghero on the other side of Sardinia. We have ...

After our whirlwind tour of Europe with the Sutho's we were ready for our next adventure. The Sutherlands, with some trepidation set sail with us out of Rome bound for Olbia, Sardinia. The forcast was a little controversial but Captain Pete, aware that time was limited for the Sutho's to see Sardinia and Corsica, decided now was the best window before the nasty weather hit in a day or so. We headed West into a setting sun and had a lovely meal. This ...

We arrived in Olbia and found our way down the narrow shipping chanel dodging the massive pssenger ferries. This is a major port where ferries take people and cargo across to Rome. There is a free stone jetty where yachties can tie up. This is right near town and very convenient. We spent 2 night here and explored the town. Quite a nice little town with main ...

... 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 ...

... matched by reality - and the water has been consistently clear too. Food choices have been dominated by Pizzeria offerings for the last 3 days as the prices in the more varied restaurants have been prohibitive! Still, we have had some great pasta and seafood, accompanied by delicious Sardinian wine. I would whole heartedly recommend a trip here ' try it in one of the many campervans to be truly free of accomodation really only being available in towns.....

... 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 ...