Isla Tavolara

Leaving the beautiful and busy Maddelena islands behind we head south to Isla Tavolara near Oblia. The island is very striking because it is one long rectangular or table shaped mountain with a low-lying narrow spit of land extending out on its western side.
As we pass the city of Olbia we watch lightning in the hills surrounding it. The storm stays on the mainland but sends incredible cloud formations out over the bay, giving us an ever-changing sky.

We anchor in amongst the many boats underneath the granite rock of Isla Tavolara and swim into the beach that runs the length of the low lying part of the island. There are gorgeous polished granite pebbles dotted along the beach.
We have a exhilarating sail further south the next day with Ruby at the helm for some of it. We drop anchor at 6pm in clear water near a lovely long beach full of holiday makers. We could stay in a place like this for days but our sights our set on Sicily. We turn in after dinner as we have an early start for passage making tomorrow.Read more