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    • Day 19

      Hafen Carloforte

      October 10, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Guten Morgen ..., Guten Morgen ..., Guten Morgen Sonnenschein ..., schallt es Sirenengleich mit Jolantas Stimme durch meine geschlossene Kabinentür. Naja ..., besser als: Steh auf, wenn du Schalker bist ..., mit Thorstens Stimme, denke ich. Es ist erst 07:18 Uhr und ich schaue durch mein Bullauge in die aufgehende Sonne. Ich traue meinen Augen nicht, "Flipper" zieht ihre Bahnen durch das rötlich schimmernde Mittelmeer. Ist Birgit etwa auch schon auf oder ist sie die Nacht durchgeschwommen, denke ich, zuzutrauen wäre es ihr. Ich drehe mich noch einmal um und täusche Schlaf vor. Frischer Kaffeeduft reißt mich nach kurzer Zeit doch aufs Frühstücksdeck.
      Wo geht's heute hin? Kloppo der Dortmunder, Thorsten der Schalker, Jörg und Kerstin die Köche, Birgit unser Flipper und Jolanta mit den gefühlt 100 Bikinis, schauen mich erwartungsvoll an. Heute geht's zurück in die Zivilisation, ist meine Angwort. Wir propellern nach "Carloforte".
      Carloforte ist ein Ort auf der Insel "San Pietro" mit 6000 Einwohnern. Sie alle leben in dem 50 qkm grossen Ort ..., sagt Google. Früher fingen sie Thunfische, heute Touristen. Nichts desto trotz hat dieser Hafen tolle sanitäre Anlagen und liegt direkt an der Altstadt und ist allemal die 75 € Liegegebühren wert.
      Jolanta, Kerstin und Birgit beschließen einen Mädelstag und lassen uns an Bord alleine, um mal ausgiebig shoppen zu gehen. Und zu Abend essen wir auch, schallt es uns entgegen. Bevor wir den Mund zu einem Widerwort öffnen, sehen wir sie schon in schicken Klamotten am Horrizont verschwinden. Uns solls recht sein und 4 Zippverschlüsse verlassen die Ichnusadose ... Prost.
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    • Day 27

      Hafen Carloforte

      October 18, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Der Wind ließ über Nacht nach, der Schwell jedoch blieb. Das Schaukeln als solches war nicht weiter schlimm, da aber mein Koje vorne war, hörte ich das Ächzen der Ankerkette. Meine Ohrenstopfen machten einen guten Job und ich fiel in mein Paralleluniversum bis der rote Stern mich weckte.
      Und ewig grüßt das Murmeltier: Frühstück mit Rührei, Anker auf und ab gings. Kurz nach der Bucht empfing uns ein ebenfalls ausgeruhter Wind und schob "Pan Zuchero" mit einem Affenzahn vor sich her. Supi, denke ich, auf die Windvorhersage ist verlass.
      Zum "Speedy Gonzales", wurde Hermann gekürt. Mit 10,5 kn rauschte er die Welle herunter. 17 m Länge und 16 t Gewicht wurden kontrolliert in die richtige Richtung gezwungen. Es gurgelte und rauschte, dass es eine Wonne war.
      Um 14:00 Uhr war Carloforte erreicht. Der Cappuccino rief und wir folgten. Hermann übernahm die Aufgabe des Reiseleiters und bugsierte uns zum Dinner ins Restaurant "Al Tonno di Corsa". Und wie kann man mein Bordessen toppen? Natürlich nur mit prämierten Restaurants. Dieses hat seit Jahren schon einen "Michelin Stern". Ich ass den besten Tuna meines Lebens. Dieses Restaurant war sein Geld wert.
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    • Day 1

      Corso Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour

      August 9, 2022 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

      You can't drink water from the faucet here. Had a quick shower in Alba BNB and off to dinner.
      Trying to get a reservation this late was tough but we managed to find an opening in one of the 2 places a friend of Giorgia, Dani's sister, recommended.
      Before sitting down for dinner we went to the supermarket to buy some water and cookies in case we had to get up earlier than expected. I volunteered to go back to the car and leave our groceries there when I suddenly saw the moon over the port.
      I smiled, what can I say? In the end, ports are a part of my life, water, boats, the Caribbean lives inside of me.
      Couldn't help thinking about my dad, mixing "what ifs" in my head, something that happens quite often after 1 of the 2 humans responsible for you being on this Earth passes away.
      On the way back we walked some more, and what do you know? The posters we saw earlier on the boat were right there for sale!
      I got so excited I promised to go back but in the meantime we had some dinner.
      The food was great because #Italy, had some white wine called Vento di Mare and some amazing pasta.
      On the way back we went back to the artist's stall when I heard Dani said: I love the illustration of this old man, it's Hemingway said the artist's partner. I almost cried, my father's favorite book, a full circle moment!
      I asked her for the artist's signature and she promised me that tomorrow she would have it ready for me.
      Overall, it was a really cool day, stomach full, happy to be out of Madrid with Dani in Dani's island 🏝️.
      Life is good, here's to you, dad.
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    • Day 2

      Day at the sea

      August 10, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      When you wake up knowing that you'll spend the entire day at sea, you have to wake up smiling, right?
      We had a quick breakfast and walked all the way to the fishermen's port for a boat ride around the island on a boat.
      A boat that made you think of Jaws immediately, ready to go as soon as we stepped inside the vessel.
      The crew was made up of 2 men, captain Giuseppe and driver Luca. Both looked exactly how you imagine them, sea men.
      They are always tanned, give shirt answers, and always stare at the sea while they talk to you.
      Grew up in Cancun, I should know.
      The boat was just what I needed.
      The sound of the boat hitting the water, the engine plowing through the waves, it was a mix between the sounds of my childhood and a present that reminds me of how far away I'm from all of this, from water, I keep forgetting this.
      Rock formations, snorkeling, tiny stingrays and even an even tinier octopus, all part of a gorgeous day that I'll remember forever.
      If you think those are enough reasons to consider this day a success, you forget that we're in Italy.
      Oh, the lunch, the lunch was amazing.
      Carloforte is known for its tuna, but if you didn't know this you could easily discover it, since it's pretty much everywhere. We even had tuna heart!
      Overall the routine of swimming, drying under the sun and jumping in the water again without any sand interaction is a gift, this is the way to do a beach day, sweet water hose included.
      Sun tanned and tired, the day ended with a good shower and a downtown stroll.
      We went back in time in a pizza restaurant called Pizzeria da Gisa, had a Fainé made with chickpea flour, delicious.
      And guess what? I picked up my signed illustration by Molinastra! Now I can frame it and hang it above my Dad's autographed baseball.
      Tomorrow we head back, will probably chill since more beaches after an entire day swimming is not that appealing.
      But, just what I needed, a great start for this summer's Italian getaway.
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    • Day 3

      Inseln Sant'Antioco und San Pietro

      September 27, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Zuerst rund um Sant'Antioco , dann mit der Fähre nach San Pietro. Zwischen diesen Inseln hat es viele Thunfischschwärme, weshalb es ein Muss ist, auf San Pietro Thunfisch zu essen... was wir natürlich gemacht haben: Thunfisch-Herz (wie fischiges Bündnerfleisch) und drei weitere schmackhafte Spezialitäten aus Thunfisch.... was genau haben wir nicht wirklich verstanden... aber gut war's.
      Fotos folgen 🙃
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    • Day 1

      Carloforte

      August 9, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Madrid summer's are tough. Even though I love the city where I live, the intense heat and empty streets constantly remind you that everyone is somewhere else, but you.
      Fortunately, I always leave for Sardinia before going insane in the Spanish capital.
      This time though, I decided to use some vacation days to move around the island.
      I find it funny to think about islands inside islands, even though they are next to each other, I know.
      We took a ferry with car included from Portovesme.
      All ferrys smell the same like air conditioning and plastic.
      In the ferry I had a coffee ( Italian size) and wandered around the boat, discovered some amazing posters nad just stared at the sea. Looking at the sea directly connects you with Columbus or Magellan, that vastness makes you think, plain and simple.
      We arrived with the car and went to the hotel, I don't have to work tomorrow and I'm in Italy with Dani, 2 amazing reasons to be happy.
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    • Day 391

      Calasetta and Isola San Pietro

      May 11, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      So on Liberation Day we met two fellow Guerns, Jess and Chris on Sant’Antioco and had a lovely Italian lunch before they headed off to their campsite and we wondered around Calasetta town. We were lucky enough to be given two huge tuna steaks by a Brit who had caught the fish on his way over from Menorca, we BBQ’d them but ended up eating one that night and saving the other for Tuna Nicoise. The following evening we returned to San Pietro and went for a walk to get a coffee and a gelato (ice Cream) only to be sadly disappointed, nothing was open. To make up for this on our return to the boat we finished off our mint choc chip ice-cream!
      On Saturday we headed to the marina at Carloforte still on San Pietro and met Jess and Chris again they had taken the ferry across so a day of sightseeing, well wondering around the town and having that missed gelato. After an evening of gossiping we will be saying goodbye tomorrow and heading south to mainland Sardinia.
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    • Day 388

      Punta delle Colonne Isola di San Pietro

      May 8, 2018 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

      Sardinia! we made it in just under 34hours 198 Nmiles and it started beautifully. But first just to let you know what else we’ve been up to. On Friday it rained all day the only thing constructive we did we take the boat into Mahón to fuel up and while John was doing that I did a supermarket run up the hill. Saturday was a lot more pleasant and we took the dinghy into Mahón for a stroll through the streets along with the cruise ship passengers that had just disgorged, photo 4. Here we had our last Spanish coffee, photo 3, not so sure the Italian version will be smooth enough for us, fingers crossed and a lovely meal. On Sunday we had an aborted first try for the crossing to Sardinia but although the wind had died away the sea was too rough for me so we headed back and went to Binibecca one of the Calas on the southern coast that we had visited on our way to Mahón but that had been exposed at the time, on Sunday though it was beautiful although there were a few sunbathers it was a calm quiet sunny memory of Menorca. We left Binibecca and Spain in wonderful calm conditions, the sun came out and the autopilot went on. We watched turtles as we went along saw as many as 25 over the space of 5 hours and around teatime a large pod of dolphins feeding off the bows but as the night progressed the wind grew not alarmingly but enough that come the morning it was a lot less pleasant but with sea bands Bach flower remedy and Stugeron I beat it and here we are. Photo 5 is our anchorage photo 6 is of headland with Sardinia behind us.Read more

    • Day 12

      Stand-up paddeln auf Carloforte

      July 29, 2018 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 24 °C

      Heute ging es bei 42 Grad Celsius in Westen - auf die Insel Caorloforte.
      Mit einer Fähre fuhren wir auf die Insel wo uns schon unser Guide Diana in ihrem VW-Bus erwartete. Sie empfahl uns weitere Orte, die wir auf unserer bevorstehenden Reise zurück nach Olbia noch besichtigen müssen. Am Strand angekommen wurden wir einem Mitarbeiter - dem Niklas aus Deutschland - übergeben, der uns ein wenig ins Stand-up paddeln einlernte und anschließend in ein paar Buchten mitnahm. Viele schöne Buchten und Klippen zeigte er uns.
      Die Stunden waren viel zu schnell um. Das Stand-up Paddeln auf Sardinien war bestimmt nicht das letzte mal.
      Diana brachte uns auch wieder zurück und empfahl uns noch eine Pizzeria welche wir mit unseren letzten 7€ aufsuchten und sogar noch was gutes bekamen.
      Bei Sonnenuntergang ging es wieder nach Hause.
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    • Carloforte

      September 26, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

      Wir logierten im super gelegenen Hotel «Nichotel» direkt am Hafen in Carloforte.
      Die Insel bietet viele kleine Strände. Der schönste ist «La Caletta», gefolgt von «Bobba» und «Girin».
      Sehr schöne Plätze zu besichtigen sind der Leuchtturm bei Capo Sandalo und die Bucht Cala Fico mit dem Falkenschutzgebiet. Mezzaluna und Le Colonne sind ebenfalls Highlights auf der Insel.
      Mit dem Mietauto sind die Plätze in wenigen Minuten erreichbar (die Insel ist nicht gross).
      Wir genossen die Ruhe und die Sonnenstrahlen am Strand, das feine Essen und die Zeit, wieder einmal in einem Buch zu lesen.
      Thunfisch wird in allen Variationen angeboten. Der hier gefangene Fisch schmeckt super lecker!
      Flugverbindung ab Basel mit easyjet nach Caligiari. Von dort nach Portovesme mit dem Mietauto und der Fähre direkt nach Carloforte.
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