A day by the seaside – Is Arutas beach, Sardinia, Italy

A wild night of weather meant a slightly disrupted sleep, especially when Lola felt the need to bark at the thunder. After a cup of tea before daylight we managed to get back to sleep again but we were slightly later starting our day. We had also decided we were settled here for today. WeContinue reading “A day by the seaside – Is Arutas beach, Sardinia, Italy”

Awaiting the storm – Is Arutas Beach, Sardinia, Italy

This morning, we were low on breakfast provisions, so I did the 3 mile round walk to the Eurospar whilst Kevin was out at the beach with the dogs. I had tried the little village store in Bosa Marina where we are staying, I went through the beaded curtain into the store to see aContinue reading “Awaiting the storm – Is Arutas Beach, Sardinia, Italy”

What a difference a day makes – Bosa, Sardinia, Italy

As forecast, the sun came out today and what felt like a drab and stuffy town yesterday was transformed today. It was lovely to watch the waves through the windscreen with our morning cup of tea. We started with a morning walk across the beach. The recent storm has brought in lots of debris toContinue reading “What a difference a day makes – Bosa, Sardinia, Italy”

Good start, rain later – Bosa, Sardinia, Italy

In the morning we woke up in Alghero, I had decided on a bike ride so was on the road early. Kev took the girls for a walk around the harbour. I saw my first nuraghe at the side of the road behind a big steel fence. Over 7000 have been found on Sardinia, builtContinue reading “Good start, rain later – Bosa, Sardinia, Italy”

It’s been moderately wild – Alghero, Sardinia, Italy

So, we did not manage to venture far last night. We decided to eat in the van watching the rain come down in stair rods bouncing back off the tarmac. It did relent briefly from biblical to torrential so we made a run for it to the bar 50 yards away. Where we settled forContinue reading “It’s been moderately wild – Alghero, Sardinia, Italy”

Anti-Clockwise tour commenced – Alghero, Sardinia

Today we woke up to our own private campsite with seaviews 😎 However, we did have some howling winds to listen to all last night as the enormous low pressure system covering most of mainland Europe passes overhead. This morning though, we could see the very industrial Porto Torres, our entrance to Sardinia, silhouetted asContinue reading “Anti-Clockwise tour commenced – Alghero, Sardinia”

Ciao Italia – Stintinto, Sardinia

In the early hours of this morning we were finally able to board our ferry. The first non-roll-on / roll-off I have been on in many years. The couple of hours of watching them reverse lorries on the cargo decks before we boarded demonstrated to me why ferry design has evolved to what it has.Continue reading “Ciao Italia – Stintinto, Sardinia”

Grimaldi Ferry between Barcelona and Porto Torres, Sardinia

Yesterday was a bit of a steady day, spent wandering round the lovely delicatessens of San Feliu de GuĂ­xols deciding on some Spanish delicacies to take with us on to our next destination. A bit of reading, healthy lunch early night as today we have an overnight ferry which departs at 02:30. We had originallyContinue reading “Grimaldi Ferry between Barcelona and Porto Torres, Sardinia”

Cycling adventures and celebrations – San Feliu de GuĂ­xols, Catalonia, Spain

I had decided my birthday wish today was to start the day with a cycle to Tossa de Mar along the coast. So at 8am I was on the road, just after daybreak. Luckily, it was pretty easy navigation, turn right out of the Aire and keep going, first mile uphill 🙄🚴🏻‍♀️ I even sawContinue reading “Cycling adventures and celebrations – San Feliu de GuĂ­xols, Catalonia, Spain”

Celebration rehearsal – San Feliu de GuĂ­xols, Catalonia, Spain

We can see now how the siesta happens in Spain. Evening meals are eaten from earliest 9pm onwards, then from 06:30 latest, construction traffic starts. No wonder they all take a snooze after lunch. Following dumper trucks and leaf blowers (?!) at 6.15am this morning, we were already out and accidentally wandering around the marketContinue reading “Celebration rehearsal – San Feliu de GuĂ­xols, Catalonia, Spain”