Sardinia
Italian flag at the back of the ferry	views from the ferry	As we approach Sardinia	steep cliffs of Sardinia	Views of Sardinia
reflections of on the sea	first sightings of houses and villages	amazed at the steep cliffs	things looked very dry	Another ferry leaving the harbour
Olbia Harbour	Ferry leaving harbour	Josie on deck	Posada - village on the hill.	Posada - recommended stop according to the book
views from the restaurant	more views from the restaurant where I had the best pasta (with prawns)	Josie driving and me taking photos. Could not believe the mountains. Not what I expected	Stop at Orosei - not the best little village and everything was closed	town Hall - view from where we stopped for tea.
left rather soon heading for St Maria Navarrese	some greenery where we stopped to admire the surroundings	trying out my tripod	very mountainous! not what I expected of Sardinia	road through the mountains
solid lines in the road did NOT mean "no overtaking".	was most impressed by the tunnel	stopping to take photos of the scenery on east coast of Sardinia	trying out the tripod	views of the valley
views of the beach at St Maria Navarrese	2 islands off the beach	looking back over the beach at santa Maria Navarrese	Flags - EU, Italian, Sardinian	views through the tunnel
driving to Villasimius	The roads were lined with Pricky pears	Prickly pear cactus	Stopped over when we saw an awesome beach on the way to Villasimius - near Casa di Marina	The water so blue and clear
awesome beaches - only about 8 people on the beach (including naked couple)	our little car	Different blues!	absolutely beautiful beaches and turquoise water	One of my favourite photos
we had some people arrive via boat	on route to Villasimius	just look at that blue clear water	yet another picture of the ocean!	my artistic shot of Josie and view from the car window
another Tripod special.......	quite a windy day - tried to capture the wind	we stopped to take more photos	Another favourite	very windy day !!
awesome views - and it was like this all the way to Villasimius	after we arrived at Villasimius, went for a drive - this is Villasimius harbour	local beach at Villasimius	went for a drive looking for some tea	Another view of the local beach - we never got a chance to swim here - we left the next day for costa verde.
lagoon with pink flamingoes (like the Pan in Welkom)	Another shot of the lagoon	views from the car window - went for a drive for tea	car speedometer - started on 6600km (rather a new car)	we could not find a place open for tea - but the views were great and well worth the drive
3 flags - EU, Italian and Sardinia	Eventually found a sailing club open.	Sardinian Traditional dress	Just outside Villasimius we had spotted the beach during our drive for some tea, where we wanted to spend most of the day.	some waves - not very common in Sardinia
Again a windy day, so we found ourselves an awesome spot inbetween the rocks.	our Spot!	view from my towel	views looking through my knees	Josie - looking back at our spot between the sheltered rocks
Our palace where we stayed in Oristano.	Our room	The bathroom	the chandelier in the bathroom	This is Piazza Eleonora (just outside our bedroom window) with the large statue of the town's heroine, Eleonora d'Arborea
Large Bedroom windows - with the statue in the background	the next day we headed to costa Verde - driving through the old mining town	Inland from Piscinas, the mine shafts and buildings in and around the hill town of Montevecchio are a legacy of its once thriving industy	mine shafts	The windy road leading to Costa Verde
Very narrow road - no wonder we came across an accident	the accident which we needed to overtake - right on the edge of the cliff	not sure why this was built	like a bridge	stream which once must have been used by the mining industry
the once used mine shaft	absolute Ghost town	They once mined Lead and Zinc	Costa Verde - remarkably unspoilt by tourism.	the name (green coast) alludes to the macchia which carpets the dunes and rocks.
The beaches are stunning. Piscinas beach has 9km of sands, with huge dunes rising up to 50m.	I ran along the beach - ran for about an hour. Not ideal for the knees but awesome!	Beach and sand dunes	deck chairs and unbrellas - Euro 10	Again we enjoyed some waves - huge waves that you could body surf (like old times in East London with Dad)
Our spot on the beach	the only development long this remote, desert like landscape is the chic Hotel Le Dune, converted from an old mine building.	Oristano from a distance - our drive back after our day spent on the beach at Costa Verde	The church in Oristano	The palace where we stayed and the door where we entered off the Piazza.
views on our way to Alghero	The water again - amazing	little town close to the Grotto	Sailing boat	trying out the tripod again, thought we had to get ourselves into some of the ocean pictures.
634 steps down to the Grotto and 634 back up again!	The mouth of the Grotto	inside the Grotto	electric lights inside	The most spectacular of Sardinia's caves
Josie going through a very low passage	Since the first mention of this fairytale cavern in the 18th century, writers and travellers have extolled its virtues	Anther view inside	in the 19th century, sailors used to illuminate the deep cave with candles and at one time it became the setting for candlelit concerts	but today it is lit by electricity
almost looks like a sculpture within the cave	really beautiful inside the cave	Josie leaving the Grotto	outside the Grotto	crystal blue water
views around the cave	Our B&B in Alghero	our bathroom	sunset	look how clear the water is
views of Alghero - walked around the town	another sunset	The grotto from Alghero.	the old town of Alghero	pine trees near the harbour
where we bought the aprons and bibs (embrodered)	shop from the outside	Trying to be artistic	The harbour	Stopped for a milkshake - most expensive milkshake ever!
Dinner that night	Thought we would add some viennas and cheese to the usual fruit and yogurt	spent a few hours on the beach before driving back to Olbia	view of the beach	view from my deckchairs - looking through my knees
clear water and no pebbles	views driving back to Olbia to return the car	departure board - due to leave at 10pm	we could not get a cabin so slept on the couches	playpen for the children on board
painted walls of the cruise ship	Moby ferry we caught to Genoa	Look at the size compared to double decker bus
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