Isola Ventonene
Arwenofbosham
Rob and Jacky Black
Mon 6 Jul 2009 06:09
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40 48.9N 13 20.5E
We left Tavolara anchorage a 1530 and headed out
towards the mainland - we had a fresh breeze for the first couple of hours but
this soon died away and we then motor-sailed for the rest of our journey to
Ventonene.
The Tyrrhenian sea that we were crossing is renown
for un-pleasant winds and weather so I guess we were lucky though some wind
would have been nice. We saw very little in the way of ships, yachts etc and
absolutely no sea creatures just moths! A thunderstorm over the mainland with
some spectacular sheet lightening was evident on the second night as well as a
wonderful display of stars and several shooting stars too. On arrival in
Ventonene we motored into the harbour and were invited to a newish looking
pontoon onto which we manouvered with some difficulty as we had a strong cross
wind (typical - no wind for the crossing but too much for mooring up)
however we didn't stay long as we were told the place would be 10 Euros per
metre per night! We motored out again and went to an anchorage off the harbour
where we found several other yachts. We both had a sleep and I
had a swim. However this spot did not prove to be comfortable as later in
the day a swell came in from the north east and all the other boats left. We
decided to go into the harbour again and this time went to the wall on the north
side which was O.K but still cost 60 euros for the night, no potable water, no
showers or toilets, frequent ferry wash and a swell to boot - but with
electricity! Howerer we did enjoy a walk round to the old harbour which was
excavated by the Romans out of the natural stone and certainly was worth seeing.
We discovered that we could have moored there for cheaper but had not chosen to
go in as the pilot book had said up to 12 metres but we discovered several
bigger boats in there! It was quite spectacular (will send photographs when
we get wifi again) and we then walked up the steep paths to the town above where
we found several bars/cafes, shops and restaurants. It was worth the visit just
to see the spectacular views looking down over the harbours and out the smaller
islets nearbye.
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