Cala Perdalongo - 18 September 2021

We were all set to depart Carloforte today to head for an anchorage between here and Cagliari. We said our goodbyes to the marina staff and included that we had rated this marina the best we have been to in Sardinia, so far. The boss, Andrea, was genuinely, touched. He said they really need the five star rating, which we had given them. We can’t speak for earlier in the season, obviously, but now, we have the impression there are far fewer boats than in a normal year. I’m guessing this is due to the reduced numbers of foreign boats, now that the Italians have gone back to work and school.

The son of the lady in the office was not a happy boy, two days ago. His mum told us it was his first day back at school, but he eventually, with head hung low, got on the back of his Dad’s scooter to go. He looked about eight years old. There is no school uniform, but he had to wear a tunic over his own clothes. His mum said that she did not realise quite how much he had grown, the sleeves looked a couple of inches short. I hope the children are allowed to remove the tunic after they arrive, because, otherwise, they are going to be very hot this week.  

 We slipped lines and had an uneventful passage round the south west corner of Sardinia. As we approached our chosen anchorage we could see that there were already several boats anchored there. As this was about 4.00pm, it was too early for the day tripper boats to have gone, but never-the-less, we were able to find a space. On second attempt, the anchor went down nicely. It has become my job to go in the water, with mask and snorkel, to check that the anchor had bedded in properly and I found it to be nicely well under the sand. We could relax. This was my first swim in the sea, since we have been in Italy; it was just glorious, with a comfortable temperature and no jelly fish. The water here was crystal clear and you could easily see the boat and the pretty fusilier type fish, which were racing to get under the boat.

Our back garden today


During the evening two boats left, and a very large super yacht arrived, giving six boats overnight in the little bay. As darkness fell, the beach had emptied of people, and we able to enjoy the peace and tranquillity, while we had our supper. We didn’t get a view of the stars, because the sky was completely covered in cloud.

Tricia (and Steve)

Distance today             33 miles

Total distance 2021:   116 miles

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