After Katy and Irvin left we had a day to restock and wait for the winds to change.
Still on the quay in Olbia, Dave was playing guitar when these two came along to listen. (I really should put a hat out when we are in port!) They were from Siberia and he asked if he could borrow Dave's guitar to serenade his girlfriend!
Leaving Olbia along the channel out of the commercial port, we saw hundreds of buoys for the mussel farms.
Looking back to Olbia port and the huge cruise ships and ferries.
The lighthouse at the entrance to Olbia channel. In the distance to the left of this picture is the bay of Liscia de Saline where we had watched the windsurfers.
Having left Olbia we headed down to the beach off San Teodora in the hope of seeing flamingoes. However.......no flamingoes and no safe, sheltered spot to anchor with fairly strong winds and a lot of swell so we went back to Cala Coda Cavello.
Here we found a lovely bay sheltered by land and islands almost all around us.
A much calmer day the next day so we took the dinghy ashore and had morning coffee at the beach shack before walking uphill to the holiday village.
Views across the bay and the amazing colour of the water.
Love Dave"s idea of "a well trodden path" as we thought we could take a short cut which actually came out lower down than where we started. We decided to stick to the road after this!
Just incredible colours!
Serenity is the boat furthest away.
The view back down from the holiday village at the top of the hill where we enjoyed chicken, pear and walnut salad (good combination!) and a glass of wine.
We left Cala Coda Cavello at 7:00am and motor-sailed for 11 hours to Arbatax. Here we anchored in the bay outside the marina and port just before the weather closed in.
Just about a double rainbow reflected in the sea.
Skipper enjoying a well earned gin and tonic!
The town of Arbatax from the bay outside.
Evening calm.
From the town looking through the entrance to the harbour to the bay where we were anchored.
Wonderful rock sculptures of red granite.
What to do with the children's bikes when they grow out of them?
Paint them pink and grow flowers in them!!
We took the dinghy ashore and went off to explore the reserve behind the beach. Here you can see more mussel beds like we saw in Olbia.
A delightful spot where we saw egrets, a kingfisher and cormorants but still no flamingoes!
Spiky pawpaw fruit on the cactus.
These are not mussel beds but what on earth are they for? Large floats fastened together and secured at each end. Any ideas?
Well, they found a good use for them anyway!
Back to the deserted beach.
We left Arbatax and motor sailed south heading for a bay / marina depending on weather. However, at 2:30pm we decided the wind was good for sailing across to Sicily so we changed course and prepared for a long trip.
That evening we looked back and said goodbye to Sardinia.
We sailed the whole way across - 180 NM in 34 hours - a good wind but rough seas so a very rolly crossing.
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