Three hours from Villasimius to Cagliari and we saw dolphins - very excited. Not so excited by marina at Cagliari which was possibly the most run down of any we have stayed in and the rubbish bins consisted on an old supermarket trolley! It was very hot and the walk to the nearest supermarket seemed like miles and then it wasnt brilliant when we got there - bit grumpy to say the least. But Ryanair arrived on time on Wednesday with the extra crew members. We were very pleased to see them until Matt made us walk back into town and then all the way up to the top of the citadel in about 30 degrees of afternoon sunshine for a bit of culture - which we did actually enjoy very much and in particular the gin and tonic when we got back into the lower town again.
We are now back in Villasimius, but no dolphins this time, and the crew are on the beach.
Tomorrow we set off for Sicily - very excited, if a little apprehensive as it will be our first night passage. The moon has been brilliant for the last few nights so we are hoping for a cloudless sky and some help from that quarter. The Captain has been completely perplexed by the fact that whatever direction we seem to set off in, the wind is blowing towards us - although apart from at the beginning it has not been too bad - famous last words? I hope not.
Wifi access has been rubbish and I am using the computer in the marina office so no photographs - hoping for better access in Sicily but somehow doubt it.
Good luck for the trip. Fingers crossed that the weather treats you kindly.
ReplyDeleteHi Captain and crew. Hope the night crossing, goes or went well and that the moon stayed bright.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that the facilities have been rather lacking in places.
Blowy stuff has died down here and we actually had sunshine yesterday, as I was in the shop, but rain forecast for the weekend.
Kate off a weeks holiday to Devon tomorrow, we won't know ourselves!
Take care and love to all.
Sue and Andy