We are still enjoying our time in Sardinia finding some interesting places and glorious beaches. We took Harley for a drive to Capo Caccia about 25 Kms from Alghero and in the Porto Conte National Park. It is a limestone promontory known for its dramatic cliffs and stunning views.

It is the most western point of Sardinia. It is possible to descend from the top of the cliffs to view the grotto, however at more than 600 steps we opted out, the scenery from atop was stunning enough for us.

On the way home we stopped off at Spiaggia Di Mugoni, a lovely sandy beach with amazingly clear Mediterranean waters. It was a great way to finish off a great day.

The nautical theme of the day continued with another great spigola cooked on the bbq for dinner.

Greg was desperately in need of a haircut so he sussed out the traditional Italian barber. He was a young guy, with duff duff music playing and told Greg to go and have an apritivi on the beach to check out the “dolly birds”. On his recommendation Greg had a “00” up the sides and a #3 on the top! (What little hair is up there) 😂 It was a pretty cool hair cut and we celebrated with a drink on the way home! Any excuse!

We are still continuing to try the traditional Sardinian food, and suckling pig is one of their favorites. We spent a good amount of time deciding which restaurant to book for dinner to try our piggie. We finally decided to book a restaurant at lunchtime for a much anticipated suckling pig dinner. We began the evening with a couple of glasses of rose at the Vintage Bar, a great spot and then proceeded to the restaurant. On our arrival, much to our disappointment they had neglected to write our booking in the register and they were full. Greg’s words were “ so where am I having my dinner?”. He was not impressed. The owner was very apologetic, said it was his mistake and wait. He jumped on the phone, made a couple of calls and said “ come with me”. We ended up at a Restaurante Sa Nessa and were warmly welcomed by the owner.

Luckily the suckling pig was on the menu as was a dish of Sardinian pasta called fregola made with semolina and water and then toasted and served with tomatoes and zucchinis. We also had a plate of delicious grilled veges washed down with a glass of rose. At the end of the evening when we asked for the bill, to our pleasant surprise we were told that “GG” , the guy that stuffed up our other reservation had kindly paid our bill. It was a freebie, should have had a whole bottle of rose!😂The meal was delicious.

By the way, you will not be disappointed to hear that Gregory has been having the odd pistachio ice cream.

We took Harley for another spin to the village of Orgosolo, a 2 1/2 hour drive into the middle of Sardinia. The village is reknown for its painted murals on many of its buildings. The first murals were painted in 1969 and were politically inspired by an anarchist group. No other murals were added until 1975 when a high school teacher organized for students to paint many more and it continues to this day.

It was fascinating wandering the streets of the old town and around every corner we found a different mural, a photographers delight and these are only a few of the many photos we took.

On the journey back home we passed an area that has many nuraghes. They are a symbol of Sardinian and apparently o ly found here. They are an “ ancient megalithic edifice” all made of stone blocks hilt around 1730 BC, so bloody old. No one is sure what their purpose was but there are thousands of them.

We are definitely in a bit of a routine now. A casual breakie on the balcony or Sundays at our Brunettis called Ciro, then it’s off for a swim mid morning ( too hot in the arvo) at one of the many lovely beaches in the area, stopping somewhere on the way home for a cool drink and spending a quiet relaxing arvo with the AC going and then dinner on the balcony waiting for our magnificent sunsets.

We decided to go out for dinner last night to give the chef a rest. We went to a seafood restaurant and shared a green ravioli filled with ricotta for entree and had calamari for the mains. It was yum!

By the time we had finished dinner, the sun was setting and the colors across the old town were very pretty

Update on Greg’s knees……he is still exercising each morning, and there has been no deterioration or improvement 🤦‍♀️😩 On the shingles front the rash is slowly disappearing , we think the salt water swims are having an effect on that.

Rhonda is fine, just putting up with Greg’s whining! 😂😂

Well it’s 5pm and the G n T s are calling. By the way it’s a balmy 31 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, and the Med is sparkling from our balcony.

Lots of love

Greg and Rhonda