A day of rest on the wonderful Island of Giglio.

This is where the Costa Concordia sank and so a sad place in many ways but also beautiful. it’s nice to see the locals respect those deceased in the tragedy. They have placed a statue and plaque as a remeberance.

We caught a bus to Castillo for a walk around the old town and then to the beech for lunch. Whist there we saw a Polish Tall Ship, the Pogoria from Gdynia.

We can back and the boys had a sieasta, whilst I caught the bus back up to Castello and walked back 6kms via an ancient Roman Road. Here are some of the views on the way back.

Then back to Arctura for some friendly advise from our German neighbours about places to visit in Sardinia, for which we sail tomorrow.

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After spending a night in Santa Maria Navaresse we sailed south again.

We left at 1030 and had moderate winds for just over an hour and then had to engine. Just before our destination of  Porto Corallo we were stopped by a military vessel all hand waving telling us to stop as it was dangerous to proceed. There was a milatary excercise in progress and we were told to divert to within 1 nm of shore and proceed to our destination.

Having arrived in marina di Villaputzu we relaxed in the baking sun. The marina is peaceful and quite with one of everything, although not necessarily open. At 1900 we went out to the one restaurant and had good home cooked fish. The staff were very pleasant, full of chat and laughter and we had more Italian lessons gratis.

Here are so pics of our visit.

Another fantastic day in paradise. Waking up in this beautiful place is full of joyful happiness. Everything is so easy. Even a simple trip to the ablutions ended up in meeting Massillon by chance, having a coffee and when I mentioned that we my go to CarloForte tomorrow, he offers to drive us there in exchange for some sailing tuition of course.

After washing Arcturus, we made our way into town and showed Paul the site, eventually strolling into one of the restaurants recommended by Marta.

After 10 individual courses which included octopus, cuttle fish, mussels, cheeses, hams, meats, Vongole, smails, sorbets, wines, deserts wines and coffee, we were ready for a gentle stroll back to Arctura for a siesta. All this for €30 per head.

Here are just some on the photos of our day.