During my long experience living abroad I was often asked if
there was anything that I was missing about Sardinia, my homeland. Of course,
the list was long however I was also enjoying so much my life that what I was
missing was obviously compensated by something else, often new and completely
different that made everything else disappear.
Since we moved back to Sardinia, in March 2019, I started
again enjoying some little things that I had somehow forgot, and slowly I
realize that there was something that indeed was missing…travelling around the
island, and sleeping outdoors in a tent camp!
Sardinia is a big island, with a huge number of interesting spots
to visit and considering the road conditions, travelling from point to point it
can take time, however, considering that at the moment I am still putting
together my new business www.swellcoaching.net
and I haven´t formally started a 42 hours/week job-routine yet, let´s say…I
have some time to travel!
So packed our car and we did it, and the result was
fantastic!
We started our trip heading north to Stintino,
an amazing spot at the very top north-west of the island. We spent 5 nights in
the yard of a good friend´s house whose gate is literally at La Pelosa beach
one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
Then we crossed the island heading east and we spent 4
nights in Orosei
precisely at the Camping Il Golfo,
visiting other friends and enjoying the pristine waters of the gulf. We went to
Berchida Beach,
CalaCartoe, CalaLiberotto and we also did some rock-climbing at the Tuttavista Mountain.
The next step has been to move to Jerzu, located in
the heart of Ogliastra were we stayed 3 nights together with other friends, in
the middle of the wood in the Colonia di Sant’Antonio far from the town,
immersed in nature, doing BBQs under the stars, and sleeping surrounded by the
sound of millions crickets. The main reason to stay here was to have an easy
access to Ulassai
where we basically climbed everyday but we also visited the Scala diSan Giorgio, in Osini.
Last but not the least, on the very last day after climbing
and sending a nice 7a at the Lecorci Crag, we drove to Bari Sardo, to
attend the concert of the Reggae icon Alborosie.
The concert was free at the beach, right in front of the Barí
Tower, an amazing location. Alborosie´s performance was just perfect and we
really enjoyed the show.
I have been listening Alborosie for years and both my son,
my wife and myself knew all the songs so we spent the whole concert singing and
dancing.
Our last night was also the most special because we decided
to sleep in the car, Ettore my son was super excited by the idea and eventually
he really enjoyed the experience.
On the morning after, we treated ourselves with a great breakfast
and later we drove south heading back to our home.
Summing up, in total we enjoyed 13 nights sleeping outdoors,
we spent only 120 euros for 4 nights at the camping in Orosei, and 120 euros of
gasoline expenses. We had 2 nights out at a restaurant and which cost us around
60 euros and a breakfast in a nice bar for less than 10 euros while every other
meal was always cooked using our camping equipment.
Not bad, not bad at all, and we are already preparing for
the next adventure!
