Arriving  in Sardinia after a 150 nautical overnight trip from the Italian island of Ponza.  Sandra was on watch at 3 a.m. and got

a 33 knot squall with driving rain and had to shorten sail in a hurry, otherwise a good trip.

 

 

 

Our first Sardinian anchorage,  Cabo Cavallo,  beautiful and peaceful after hectic mainland Italy.  This is part of

a national park.

 

 

Looking north from the hill above our anchorage with Isola Tavolara on the right.  This great chunk of granite

dominates the landscape around here and we never got tired of looking at it.

 

 

 

Beach restaurants on Isola Tavolara.

 

 

The bulk of Isola Tavolara looming over the anchorage near the restaurants.

 

 

Car ferry leaving Olbia for Genoa.  This is the main ferry port for Sardinia, and about 12 car ferries a day

come up this narrow channel.

 

 

Car ferries and two Costa Line cruise ships in Olbia harbour.

 

 

Olbia harbour is famous for farmed mussels and they have a mussel festival every year.  I am too suspicious

about the nutrients in the water  to want to eat any of them.

 

 

Leaving Olbia, following a Costa Lines cruise ship down the channel.  This ones the Costa Lotta.

 

 

Isola Tavolara from the anchorage where we sat out 3 days of strong winds.

 

 

 

 

 

5 star hotel at Cala di Volpe.

 

 

Rocking up for sundowners on the hotel terrace, dressed up for the occasion.

 

 

View from the terrace.

 

 

Palatial villas near Cala di Volpe

 

 

Approaching the narrow entrance to Porto Cervo.

 

 

Our neighbour, the 17th largest privately owned cruiser.  This one is owned by a Russian, but the 20 odd

crew seemed to be Brits.

 

 

Villa on the harbour foreshore.

 

 

Waterside restaurant.

 

 

View of the main town with a row of smaller boats.

 

 

A racing series was in progress.  Here some of the boats are leaving the harbour for a day's racing.

 

 

Moonrise over Porto Cervo

 

 

The boats racing off the harbour as we leave.  We enjoyed our visit and being early in the season had no

problems finding a space ot anchor.  Two weeks later they had put our mooring buoys  for yachts,  charging

EU 170 per night!