Category Archives: Italy

When we set out on this trip, as we are expecting to be away a little longer we took the decision not to move everyday so we could get to incorporate more of our usual daily home lifestyle while on the road. It also means not eating out and drinking everyday as you might onContinue reading “At our own leisure – Spiaggia di Campu Sali, Sardinia, Italy”

Today after a short run with Lola along the beach, we had breakfast and hit the road. We were destined for the metropolis of Oristano which promised Motorhome service point, supermarkets (open on Sundays!) and petrol stations with LPG. We passed Stagno di Cabras, apparently one of Europe’s largest pond at 2200 hectares. Not sureContinue reading “Services day – Spiaggia di Campu Sali, 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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”