Cala Gonone Boat Trip

I'm posting this out of order because "technical" difficulties are preventing me from going in order. That means I am skipping the final day in La Maddalena Island, the next day taking a look at the luxury towns of Porto Cervo and Porto Rotondo, then into the central mountains of Sardinia for the night in Nuoro, the next day in the Nivola Museum in Orani, the visit to the social mural town of Orgosolo, the nightmare drive to Cala Gonone where we have spent the last 3 days. Later for those as time and circumstances permit. I expect to show the great Nivola Museum in Orani next.

On the first full day in Cala Gonone we took a 7-hour trip in a 26 foot rubber boat with 10 other people, along the coast of the Gulf of Orosei. Two beach segments lasting about 2 hours each. Powered by a 250 Mercury outboard it took about one hour to reach the furthest point of the route. Fantastic approaches to shoreline grotto along the way, with the highly maneuverable boat actually entering some of them. Lunch break at Cala Biriola and siesta break at Cala Luna.

I'm just posting some random pictures from the boat trip without comment except for a few which need comment.

Emma inspects a similar boat.

Grottoes galore

Cliffs galore

Beaches galore

Tiny stones instead of sand on our first beach stop.

Returning to Cala Gonone

Fish plate that evening