June 2016 - Sardinia
We took a ferry on the Mediterranean at La Cinque Terre, but Sardinia was the first time we got in the Mediterranean. We stopped by a few beaches in the south, and took a walk through Cagliari. The beaches were beautiful, although the water was a little bit colder than the Caribbean and the snorkeling was really not comparable. On this same trip we also stopped by some ruins.
We took a ferry on the Mediterranean at La Cinque Terre, but Sardinia was the first time we got in the Mediterranean. We stopped by a few beaches in the south, and took a walk through Cagliari. The beaches were beautiful, although the water was a little bit colder than the Caribbean and the snorkeling was really not comparable. On this same trip we also stopped by some ruins.
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| Is Arutas beach | The Punta Molentis beach, a classic Sardinia beach | |
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| Little Mermaid glamour shots | ||
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| The southwest coast | Hanging out at the Tuerredda beach | |
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| Flamingos! | A greater flamingo (that's the species name) | |
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| Su Giudeu beach | Frolicking in the waves | |
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| Seafood! Right near the beach. | Cala Domestica | A path alongside the cliff to a smaller cove |
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| The small cove | A Spanish tower above the cliffs | Mining ruins |
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| Up on the cliff, looking across the Mediterranean | The Spanish tower | |
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| Goats up on top | The channel leading to the beach | The coast |
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| The coast a bit further south | The Cagliari cathedral, tucked into the cramped citadel | The citadel wall |
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| The view from the citadel | A classic narrow, colorful street | |
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| Around town | The sun setting on Cagliari | |
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| The town of Oristano | The cathedral tower | |
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| The town of Baunei, nestled in the mountain | Our first view of the water while hiking to the east coast | |
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| Cala Goloritzè | ||
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| Looking down the coast | Mostly silver fish underwater | |
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| A fairly large silver fish | Along the cliff | A _lot_ of small fish |
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| The only colorful fish out, a beautiful Turkish wrasse | Cala Goloritzè from the sea | The hike out, unfortunately almost all uphill |
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| An extremely fierce-looking bunch of goats | ||
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| A great tit in the bushes | The sun setting over Sardinia | |