We had it all figured out – take a long day trip on the longest day of the year and the first day of summer. Destination: the coasts of this wonderful gulf via motorboat. An all day trip to the ocean corners of the island that can be reached only by the sea. Everyone here raves about the adventure and we thought that would be a nice highlight of the trip.
But the weather is playing a funny game all over Italy, and though we were spared heavy rains, the cool temperatures of the day did not warrant trying out for the adventure quite yet. So we dedicated the morning to visiting a holy ground for the original peoples of the island, walking through ruins of 3600 years ago, chasing lizards that came out as soon as a bit of sun started peeking in…Marco had it hard not being allowed to climb on these wonderful sized walls…I felt Goosebumps as I walked around the place.
After that we cam down the coast and attempted a new take at the beach as the waters seemed docile and the wind had stopped blowing. Desert beaches are not hard to find in here, at this time of the season. In fact the waters were better and even though not sunny it seemed possible to try a dive or two. But jellyfish decided to show up so no one dared to get wet and remain relaxed.
No one but Marco that is! He stayed by the wet side of the beach and hunted the fish that was either dead or too cold to resist his attack. We proudly counted two catches before we left the spot for a brief rainy break. Any excuse to get wet will do for him.
Back home the afternoon nap lasted about 2.5 hours for the kids, as we planned our outing at a pizza place. Even in Sardinia, a land that is not known for its pizzas, this delicious meal is to die for. Of course the finishing plan had to include a new ice-cream stop before getting back home. And sleeping tight while praying – or as my cousin Daniele said “dancing for the sun” – that the warm weather will assist us for tomorrow’s day trip before we head back home on Thursday.
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