Islands of Maddalena and Caprera. 11th -13th August. 2014. 41.12:84N 009.24:64E

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Tina & Tony
Wed 13 Aug 2014 19:44
Hi all,

We motored in hot humidity from Cannigione to the town of La Maddalena on Maddalena. We decided to try going through the narrow and very shallow Chiesa passage which separates Maddalena from north tip of Island San Stefano. With our 2.3 m keel we got down to just 1.6m clear water. The pilot book shows the passage fine for us but we have found many discrepancies in charts in the med and go through these areas with caution.

We moored in the lovely waterfront town of Maddalena and on the 12th hired a scooter to explore the island and the adjacent island of Caprera reached by a narrow causeway.
We had a lovely time exploring both islands and coastline.
Caprera has a fragrant pine forest and lovely bays. It also has the Garibaldi museum and his home, which was a highlight of our day. Giuseppe Garibaldi, the legendary Italian hero and revolutionary, who played a key role in the unification of Italy made his home on the island of Caprera in 1857 and died in his home in 1882.
Hi home houses collected works of art, momentos of his adventures, war memorabilia, flags, weapons and his wheelchair....a necessary aid after his injury gunshot to his ankle.
His last days were spent in the salon of the tranquil house, his favourite room with a view of the sea,the bed centrally placed, a medicine cabinet sadly to one side, still displaying its contents.
When he died the calendar in the room of 2nd June 1882 was left as it was and the clock was stopped at 6.20pm and has remained the same ongoing.........
Garibaldi requested to be cremated....not legal at the time....and so he was buried in his garden with his family. Instead of the grand marble tombstones of his loved ones, a granite tombstone, simply carved from local stone was placed.....unpretentious.

We continued to explore the Caprera and Maddalena coastlines and the town on the evening.
Lovely day, lovely islands....photos to follow.

Love to all
T and T x x x

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