It was another early wake up call to drive the 2 hours down the very winding road to catch our ferry to head to Sardinia. The ferry port is at Bonifacio, a stunning town with a cliff top Citadel dating back to the 16th century.

This ferry ride was only one hour, thank God, and the views back to Bonifacio as we departed were quite spectacular.

Once we disembarked we had another drive of 2 hours on winding roads, getting caught behind large trucks with nowhere to pass! Mamma Mia!

Finally we arrived in Alghero where we have a 3 week stay so long enough to relax and un pack the suitcases

Alghero was originally a fishing village and has one of Sardinias best preserved medieval towns. It has a mix of Italian and Catalan cultures remaining from when it was conquered by the King of Spain more than 6 centuries ago. The Spanish named it Little Barcelona. It is the 5th largest city in Sardinia and not overly touristy. Having said that we expecting a couple of cruise ships in the next couple of days!!!

Our apartment is on the 5th floor, with a lift thank God, and we have water and old town views with magnificent sunsets every night. Alghero’s old town is as usual, filled with cobblestone narrow streets and alleyways. Of course there are plenty of watering holes along the 12th century walls.

We found a very trendy watering hole for an aperitivi. Our 2 G n Ts cost us 20 euros! Rather sad when you can buy a bottle of the same gin for 10euros at the supermarket! However it was rather nice sitting with all the beautiful people!

We ventured up to one of the many lovely beaches not far from home at Maria Pia. Well, it was not just us on the beach , and it’s not even high season yet! The water was lovely and just so very clear, it was magical.

We are eating well. We have invested in a 14 euro bbq and it’s working a treat, Greg is cooking up a storm. We have discovered the local market with its many fish stalls so the spigots that Greg cooked on the bbq was sensational. Thanks chef!

We have found our Brunettis here in Alghero for our Sunday breakie. There are loads of pastries and incredible looking cakes and small treats. We happened to ask the waiter what one in particular was and he immediately gave us one for free to try. That would not happen back home.

We are lucky to have a fresh pasta shop just down the road. The spinach and ricotta ravioli served with Greg’s home made sauce was delicious, as was the bruschetta that Greg served for lunch. Again, thanks chef!

We decided it was time to take Harley out for a day trip so we headed to Bosa, a one hour drive from home and known as one of Italys most picturesque villages. Well agree. The village sits on the Temo river.

The most striking feature of Bosa are its colorful houses, all close to each other and its many alleyways and cobbled streets that follow the curves of the hill and at the top sits the Malaspina Castello built in 1112.

We decided to “do lunch” in Bosa and ate at S’Iscugia to try some typical Sardinian food. Entree was Pandanas alla bosana which translated to pasta bag with veges, it was yum! Rhonda’s culurgiones nal ragu , a typical Sardinian pasta ( potato and cheese ravioli with a ragu sauce) was yum and Greg’s tagliolino verde con scampi, fresh green pasta with scampi was lovely too although Greg didn’t like having to peel the scampi himself! A glass of Sardinian rose just added to a lovely meal.

Greg could not leave the restaurant without saying thanks to the chef, then he decided to photobomb the photo Rhonda was trying to take.😂

We departed Bosa and ventured onto Oristano which is known for its majestic buildings. We checked out Piazza Eleonora d’Arborea, the towns central square with Eleonora standing proudly in the centre. We went inside the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral, the largest one in Sardinia. We wandered through some of the streets of the old town but we were a little underwhelmed by the city, maybe because by this time we were tired, being late arvo , but probably because we loved Bosa so much more, it was a great day.

Since we have been in Corsica and now Sardinia, none of the apartments have had parking on site which has resulted in a game we call “ parking bingo”. Luckily for us we have only one time had to drive around and around looking for a parking spot. Once to Rhonda’s disgust Greg made her stand in a closer parking spot while he moved the car. It is not nice to be abused by a French driver who wants the car park. NEVER AGAIN GREGORY! Let’s hope our luck holds for our remaining time in Alghero.

Greg is still doing his exercises for his knees. While on the subject, knee still holding up sort of okay, given we are not walking any where near as much as usual and also the constant “lubrication and medication” is helping. Shingles are still hanging around a little and he is well and truly over it! Rhonda is good!😎

Weather is average, blue skies, sunshine every day and temps of 30 plus every day. Beer is cold, aperols are flowing and the food is great.

Speaking of which, definitely time now for a drink.

ciao ciao

Greg and Rhonda.

By the way, to see the photos in full, just click on the individual photo, as some are getting squashed!