Suddenly the idea came into my mind the day we went to visit Maddalena and Caprera. A daily cruise to the other
archipelago islands on a sailing boat. Roberta puzzled for a long moment but she approved it straight away! I knew she was keen on it even though she said she was slightly worried! The crew: our skipper, the German Christian, his assistant Alina, German as well, then 14 passengers from Italy, Spain, Slovenia, USA and Germany. Unfortunately the wind was very light, we had 10 knots at some point in the morning,
but generally it was below 6 knots, and therefore it was quite complicated and slow, to sail at a good speed. So we were forced to use the engine more than once. We sail off at 10.30 am from Palau heading Budelli to have a sight of the famous
Spiaggia Rosa (pink beach....pink by the way!). Boats are banned to anchor out there and nobody is allowed on the beach these days. Long ago thy decided to close it to tourists as people
were taking away a bunch of pink sand each. From the boat you need a bit of imagination to see the beach being pink, but you don’t need any to understand that the see you are sailing on is one of the most beautiful in the world. Honestly. We made 3 stops at Budelli (Spiaggia del Cavaliere), Santa Maria (Cala S.Maria) and Spargi (Cala Corsara) ...We swam in the blue turquoise sea, we dived from the boat, we meet nice people...in few words...lots of fun!
It was the first time for me on a sailing boat...and I don’t know why...but this recall to my mind this passion...a sailing course...a sailing cruise around Tuscany island...all projects only in my mind...for the moment!
