Friday 20 September 2019

We have been looking ahead and are trying to plan our moves over the coming days. The objective is to be in Cagliari in 2 weeks time, when we have our next guests arriving.  Time and distance wise this should not be a big problem, but there are only a limited number of suitable stopover points and we want to keep to our policy of shorter distances sailed per day this year.  We also have to tie this in with the weather forecast, as one of the nights will be in a bay with comparatively little shelter, especially from the east. The result of all of these deliberations was that we would stay put today, and enjoy the surroundings.  Stronger winds are forecast for the weekend, and we will aim to be in a marina while these pass through.  This will also give us the chance to have a mains electric connection and fill the water tanks, as we have been out of port now for a week.

We took the dinghy ashore early on to have a walk along the beach. We are in a marine reserve and there is clearly a lot of effort being put into conservation of both the the marine environment and the dunes that form the barrier to the land.  There were notices along the beach, advising on what was and wasn’t permissible, and there were facilities available to prevent the dunes from being abused.  The beach was not crowded, but there was plenty of evidence to suggest that it is very popular in the high season.  There were several sites for the rental of loungers an umbrellas, and a number traders walking along the beach selling everything from sunglasses and hats, games and even jewellery. One even had a floating stall to display his wares.

After our walk we returned to the boat and got on with a couple of the maintenance items and routine checks that were due.

We were well away from the beach but during the afternoon and evening we could hear music coming from there again.  Not quite as loud as last night

Distance covered today	0.0	nautical miles
Trip distance covered	251.0	nautical miles
Distance covered 2019	1304.0	nautical miles

Steve (and Tricia)