Sardinia

Another early start, but it worked well as we got on the road before the traffic got too heavy. We drove to Bonaficio, which was about half an hour from Porte Vecchio. Another old , fortress town set high on the hillside. We took the ferry to S.Teresa Gallura, which took just under an hour. As we left Bonaficio it looked liked Dover in England, with the stone cliffs. We then drove to along the coast to the northwestern Port of Torres, and then onto Sassari. We felt a little uneasy in Sassari, so we decided to go all the way to Oristano, which is halfway down the island, but closer to the coast. Our bike tour begins on Sunday morning about 5kms. from here on the Sinis Peninsula. Sardinia is quite a bit flatter than Corsica. We are sighing with relief over this! It is also much warmer, in the mid 30's today and the evenings don't cool off as much. Oristano is a quaint little town, with quite a bit of history. Being Friday evening all the locals are out in the piazza socializing, with the kids playing soccer or on skateboards. Teenagers are huddled together in small groups out of the watchful eyes of parents. We found the local hotspot for pizza. One large pizza fits into a 30 inch box! Absolutely huge for 9 euros! We got a slice, which is equivalent to about 3 slices of what we are used to for 2 euros. The place was hopping busy.