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In the middle of May 2010 we will fly to Cagliari in Sardinia. We choose four sites, two on the west and east side of the island. Overall, we drive over 1500 miles and see so much of Sardinia, except the northeast and the "Rich Coast".
Three days continuous rain storm we have in the western part of the island. The waves are a challenge for the surfers in a competition on the Sinis Peninsula.
The village of Cala Gonone is our location in the eastern part of the island. In conclusion, we stay a few days in Torre di Bari.
We stay for magnificent days on this island. At this season, Sardinia is one sea of flowers.
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Sardinia
Cala Mariolu
It has long been dark when we arrive in Cagliari. Approximately at 23:30 clock we reach our hotel in Santa Margherita di Pula, the last track on a sand track. The hotel bar is already closed. But there are still moderate the mini-bar in the room.
At the next day we first visit Pula, a lovely small town on the outskirts of the tourist area and then the ruins at Nora.
The Phoenician ruins at Nora
Nearly 300 km we drive along the west side of the island to Iglesias and then a fabulous coastal road on Buggeru in continuous rain to Santa Cateria di Pittinuri. We find our hotel on a very great rock with super views. The sea roars as desired, but because of the rising storm, we can not open the balcony door at night.
The view from the window of our hotel La Baja
We take the road to Bosa (for us the most beautiful town that we see on the island)This is a very beautiful coastal highway to Alghero. The sea rages still orderly, but the sun comes out.
 
Bosa
One hike takes us to the Sinis peninsula in the west of the island. We already see many cyclists with starting numbers. Soon we see a few surfers at these high waves. There is one competition or more. Later still get a few runners and riders added. They all take the same round.
Oliena
We drive to Nuoro and further on to Oliena. Nuoro is look cluttered. A medium-sized city with ugly high-rises and a center that we might have found. Oliena is small, manageable, something beautiful, but lifeless. After we walk around and take the road to Dorgali. This is a nice small town. Cala Gonone lead down many switchbacks. This is a very beautiful port city, which will open for more and more tourists (hotels and apartments). Most tourists are not still there.
Cala Gonone
The weather is improving, the sea is calm. Here on the east side of the sun is shining, it is warm, the wind is trapped by mountains. So we start with other hotel guests a boat ride along the coast to the rocky pinnacle at Cala Goloritze. We're en route with swimming break about 7 hours.
 
Cala Goloritze
For two hours we have a swimming break on the bay of Cala Mariolu. Since I overcome myself to go for 10 seconds into the sea. It's so cold and turn off my breathe. Another hour we are exposed to quite crowded beach of Cala Luna. A larger boat commutes here from Cala Gonone.
 
Gola di Gorropu is a deep gorge, about comparable to the Torrente di Parais in Mallorca. We drive to the parking lot to the start of the two-hour hike to the gorge entrance. For 3.50 Euro you can go 200 meters into the ravine about. The walls are a few hundred meters straight up.
 
 
We drive to Dorghali and to the street level 125 to Braunei. A fabulous scenic road. Many motorcyclists ride here. Down to the spine and into Pedra Longa to Arbatax to the red rocks. All around it in this city is not beautiful. Then we reach Bari Sado and Torre di Bari, our last overnight stay in Sardinia.
On the beach, nearly some kilometers wide, there are not many people. The water is still too cold. Our best trip on this island takes us first to Lanusei, over a few villages to the lake Flumendosa. From this magnificent lake, we take the small road to the west. Sometimes it is thought, to be in Canada, sometimes in Scotland or Ireland. It's just great. We meet barely 10 cars. About 20 motorcyclists and four bikers.
 
Lago Alto del Flumendosa
The road leads through a national park. A railway line, a fantastic route, runs through the park The trains run until the summer. Finally, we come down to the main road to Ussassai, the abandoned Gairo, Vecchio, Obrin, Ulassai. All poor villages that are largely abandoned. Yet there are some new buildings. Jerzu is very twisty. Most of the restaurants (except in Jerzu) have closed or are abandoned. Then we go back to the SS125 to Bari Sado.
Gairo
Jerzu
 
Wild horses - Railway station in Taquisara
On the last day we take the shortest road to Cagliari, in part along a newly built highway. From Cagliari come forward to a lot of visitors. Despite Sunday, we find the bottom of the harbor after a few laps just a parking lot, but we do not go into the city, it is so busy, plus a big volleyball event with classes on the Via Roma. Nearly at six o'clock in the afternoon starts our plane.
 
Cagliari
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