Blogs from Sardinia, Italy, Europe
May 14th 2012
Kayaking in Sardinia, May 2012 We were there as planned at the ‘bar’ at the ferry wharf at 8 am in the morning to meet Corrado from the company we were renting kayaks and gear from, and were eagerly awaiting his arrival. In fact, we had arrived at 6 am in the morning, as that is when the large ferry we had taken from Civitavecchia had arrived in the port town of Olbia in Sardinia, and had already polished off two cappuccinos and two Americanos each, plus some amazing chocolate filled croissants. The overnight ferry trip from the Italian mainland had gone really well, as by the time we had gotten on the ferry at 10 pm at night, after a long day sight-seeing in Rome, and then taking the train to Civitavecchia, we were exhausted. ... read more
May 13th 2012
A day at sea and nothing to do but relax - bliss. Neil started off with the Ryder Cup (of course). As a previous winner he felt obliged to enter, and guest what - he won again. This time he got a medal with a celebrit X on a blue ribbon!! I read a whole book, and everything was going well until we got collared into sharing a dinner table with people Neil had been chatting to during the day!! They were not too bad but I think they want to latch onto us permanently and we will have to avoid them for the rest of the cruise! Missed the Captains Welcome and the Cirque de Soleil - there is not enough time for everything!... read more
April 22nd 2012
Susan and I are were suppose to leave YVR on April 21, 2012 at 8:40 p.m., however, we were told that lightening struck the British Airways flight on route to Vancouver so it must go into the hanger for a four hour inspection prior to loading up for the return trip to England with us. Consequently, our departure is currently set for April 22, 2012 at 02:00 a.m. Susan and I spent the time eating dinner, drinking wine and now just snoozing. Quite a tedious way to start the trip - but we will get there eventually.... read more
April 14th 2012
We made it to Sardinia! Thank goodness! Wasn't so sure we would, but I'll talk about that later...first, Florence! No Internet access there or Rome. Florence was great! We found a panini shop all the locals go to for cheap eats. And we went there a couple times : ) We saw the Duomo, a cathedral you can't miss because it is MASSIVE. Jo hustled a street salesman for a painting. We met anItalian man named Sirrenzo who may or may not be part of the mafia. But he taught us all about leather and sent us through his leather school. We climbed 1,001 steps to see the BEST view of the city, mountains, and rural area from Piazza Michelangelo. Unfortunately we didn't see a lot of Renaissance art because we had NO clue the lines ... read more
January 31st 2012
Ok...so much for writing again the next day...20 days later! I'm not very good with time management as my friends will tell you so it takes me a long time to get round to doing things I don't enjoy doing e.g. washing, cleaning, writing a blog entry, booking a hostel and flights, among other things. Right now we're in Palau, Sardegna, which is greattttt because I have a room to myself again (well, a bedroom in general is nice actually) and it's nice to just sit around or walk at your own pace without running because you're late for something all the time. The first thing I noticed being back here was how much cleaner the air was and how quiet it is during the day! Milan is constant noise 24 hrs a day 7 days ... read more
September 29th 2011
Im just going to set a new entry, because then its more new than just updating the other, of course i am also going to try to just list them all in one in case you want to look at them all at once, which is for me to the point already really exciting how many people i am really meeting, and furthermore making new friends. Sooooo.... i am going to start for Italy 1. Thomas (The Driver to Italy) - Yeah im going to start with him because he picked me up in zürich but he drove me to Italia, so that counts for meeting him FOR Italia! He is a very nice guy who is down to earth and really friendly, we had a nice time travelling with nice conversations and italian and other ... read more
September 12th 2011
We were Cagliari for a few hours apparently, I don't really know because I slept the whole time! Mummy and daddy didn't really like the city, mummy was a bit annoyed about that because she's been to another part of Sardinia and absolutely loved it. Mummy wanted to take me to the beach again but instead we came back to the boat early and I splashed about in my pool. It was really hot in Italy.... read more
July 20th 2011
15.7. - 20.7. 2011 Meillä oli vakaa aikomus saada Jotain Tehtyä Merilokin kunnostuksen hyväksi oikein enemmänkin ja sitä paitsi olla valmiina loppuhommienkin kanssa. Samaan aikaan meillä oli syvä vakaumus siitä, että hauskaa pitää ainakin pitää -- ehdottomasti pitää saada tuijottaa laiturielämää keulakannelta istuen ja kuunnella poikien kuvailuja siitä millaisia vuoristotiikereitä tai supersankareita tai kilpavenekuskeja he tänään ovat. Joten, paitsi että Juha teki reiviin uuden systeemin ja että onnistuimme jotenkin huoltamaan Merilokin odottamaan seuraava kautta, kävimme myös vielä uimassa, syömässä simpukoilla maustettua spagettia ja hemppuloimassa kylällä. Kaveerasimme laituriseuran kanssa siinä määrin, että meillä kävi kyläilijöitäkin. Viimeisen täyden Merilokki-päivän järkyttävä yllätys oli SADE. Yksi tihkusade koettiin ... read more
July 12th 2011
Sardinia - Sun and Sailing. Incredible food, wine, and a chilled atmosphere.... read more
July 10th 2011
8.7. - 10.7. 2011 Porto Cervosta palattua päätettiin tehdä välillä vähän Hommia, kunnostaa Merilokkia ja täydentää varastoja. Kiitos kuumuuden ja laiskottelun houkuttelevuuden tehokkuus oli hieman kyseenalaista. Illalla kun viilenee rantakadulla on täällä joka ilta markkinat ja ihan rannassa tivoli pyörii. Perjantai-illalla Henkkakin pysyi sen verran hereillä, että pääsimme ihmettelemään taas kerran kaikkea rihkamaa mitä siellä on. Yhtä hämmästyttävää on myyjien täysi lahnamainen passiivisuus. Kyllä ne rahat huolii, jos joku jotain ostaa, mutta muuten ne eivät eväänsä liikauta. Kirkkoaukiolla oli sardinilaisen laulun ilta. Se oli yhtä hämmästyttävää kuin viime vuonna. Mikäli sen mieslaulun ovat kehittäneet paimenet vuoristossa, niin se on kyllä kuulunut naapurivuorellekin. Henkka osoitti nukkumalahjojaan nukahtamalla intenssiivisen s... read more
