As they say, save the best for last is quite a good piece of advice. We did not plan for it but it happened. The perfect day for a boat trip that truly turned out to be the experience of a lifetime.
We begin at around 10:30 a.m. meeting on the dock our guide for the day: Paolo. Rough, gentle and very good looking sardinian sea man. His skin as dark as they come, bilingual (Italian and French) and very proud of his coast. There are about 16 of us, with one more kid from another family and some couples from out of town.
But the star of the day is Paolo's stray dog Filippo, who is an adopted sailor that loves the sea, the boat and high speeds. As you can see from the pictures this little thing was truly our guide for the day. As much as his owner tried to control him, the dog was a free spirit, who could not resist going on other boats or jumping in the middle of high waters for the sake of it. Everyone loved him.
We did our trip from the end to the beginning - the waters were a bit unstable in the morning but the small motorboat let us get into practically every single corner of the land. And when we took off for longer stretches the kids enjoyed the bumpy ride from the font of the boat. Definitely an experience.
Two more highlights of the day included passing through a corner where cormorant birds come to breed and raise their little ones. We passed through with our boat engine turned off and keeping as silent as possible. Unbelievable.Finally the caves of the Marine Bull, another phenomenon of mother nature and her calcium-formed rocks. Millennia took over the rocks and erosion created fable-like corners that are a feast to the eye. Unfortunately no pictures were allowed inside. Back at the cars we still had time for one more swim and ice-cream before heading home. And even if we leave tomorrow (Thursday) we will have much to tell for many weeks to come. And this entry will give us the sparkle to remember it all.
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