This year, we have been reminded more times than we could have imagined that "sailing plans are written in the sand at low tide".
A mix of picking up friends in Sicily and multiple Mistrals coming our way considerably shortened the time that we wanted to spend around Sardinia. As a result, the full month that we thought we had to cruise the Italian island was shorted to 10 days.
But in spite of the short amount of time, we managed to visit most of the anchorages and cities that had been recommended to us, and here are some of our favorites!
We arrived in Sardinia via Palau, a charming little town right in front of "La Maddalena", a beautiful archipelago on the North East side of Sardinia.
The first thing we noticed about Sardinia was its beautiful granite formations. Here is "Capo d'Orso" or "Cape of the bear" in English. Can you spot the bear in question? :)
After two nights at anchorage behind Capo d'Orso, we stopped by Caniggione. There, we found the allegedly "best pizza in the world". I don't know if it was the best in "our" world, but we enjoyed it very much!
This year, we upgraded our dinghy with a new (very bright) light. It was offered to us by a friend of ours named Davy, and we named our light after him. Davy makes us visible at 360 degrees when we drive at night, and considerably reduces the risk of being hit by another boat.
Once out of Canigionne, we set sail towards Olbia where we heard that the town quay is free for boats to use. Unfortunately, the dock was crowded and we spent a day at anchor before deciding to go to another anchorage nearby.
Olbia is one of the biggest natural harbors in the Mediterranean, and boats are guided through the channel by what seems to be an infinite amount of markers.
We had some amazing sails around Sardinia, where for once since we arrived in the Med, the winds always blew in our favor!
That night at anchorage, I had a craving for scones that I couldn't explain. So I baked scones, and they became my diner. Craving: satisfied!
Sunset at anchorage on the Eastern coast of Sardinia...
Our last stop in Sardinia was an anchorage that had been recommended to us by multiple sources: Cala Gonone.
We were immediately stunned by the color of the water and its chiseled cliffs.
Polar Seal at anchorage off Cala Gonone
We obviously took a swim and decided that Cala Gonone was the perfect backdrop for a drone photo-op :)
We left the next day at 6AM to catch a weather window and cross to Sicily...
And caught our last glimpse of Sardinia at sunset that day!
