40 33.6N 008 18.7E Alghero, Sardinia
Pipedream
Thu 8 Apr 2010 14:25
Hey...this is Mary...for a two week vacation I was able to see Barcelona again with my sister Kathi along.
tourists to the max! Walking La Rambla and having tappas wine and cervezas going to the beach, some Gaudi we hadn't seen and of course,hanging out on the Pipe Dream' Wayne knows Barcelona and we used his knowledge! Said good bye to Kath and hello to George again. Dropped the docklines and headed to Menorca (Mahon). Took awhile longer than anticipated, but it was well worth the trip. A beautiful city and very friendly people.Easter service at Santa Maria (my Catholic friends will be proud). Wonderful meal where we were the only patrons...definitely not tourist season yet! Then off the mooring ball and headed across the Med to Sardinia. Ran into a gale (winds of 41 knots and impressive waves...don't want to guess their size!) so we altered course when we got close and cmae to Alghero in the middle of the night...we were so ready to be still! Since I'm supposed to be on a plane in Rome on Saturday, booked a flight from here to Rome tomorrow afternoon.Unfortunately it is raining now...first time in two weeks, can't complain! We do want to get some local food and dry off some...this is an old establishment (like 3000BC!) so lots to see. More later!