Aaaaaand we're back from another wonderful, mind-boggling weekend adventure! Last weekend was a hard one to follow, but it (somehow) has been topped! Here's what we we've been up to:
First up, a bonus beach! Not technically apart of our weekend excursion, but we went to Chia on the southwest coast on Saturday! Snorkeling, exploring the rocks, and swimming for a few hours made for a lovely start to June:
The next morning, we were off to Bosa on the western coast. We wandered the pretty streets, popped into some cool artisan shops, stood in tiny doorways, and met some friendly cats - all while listening to rock music from the "Bosa in Rock" festival along the river. We had a nice lunch along the Temo River (accompanied by a Kiss cover band) and walked up to the Malaspina castle at the top of the hill to get a view of town and the water:
Leaving Bosa to the tune of "Don't Stop Believin'", we headed to the Sinis peninsula area and my favorite part of the trip so far - S'Archittu! Here I am jumping off the arch (don't worry Mom, I'm fine!):
High on adrenaline from the jump, we headed to San Vero Milis to stay at the Hotel Raffael for the night. I checked out the view of the water, and enjoyed some yummy seabass filet for dinner. The perfect end to the day was a night swim at Putzu Idu and laying in the grass listening to Ed Sheeran.
The next morning, we were off to our next beach - Mari Ermi, which has quartz sand that's forbidden to take. From there we took dinghys to the island of Mal di Ventre - an amazing ride that has me itching to go to an amusement park in the near future. The island is a natural haven with 3 tiers (A, B, and C) of protection (and a scary amount of seagulls). On the island, I swam, snorkled (saw SO many fish), explored the trails, plotted our survival in a lord-of-the-flies-esque scenario (you never know what might happen!), oversaw a chicken fight, and more.
The coastline of Mari Ermi
(me on the front of the boat for maximum jostling)
The beach and trails at Mal di Ventre (meaning 'bad wind')
We rode the dinghys back, then were off to archeological site of Tharros. We took a tiny train(woohoo!!) up to the ruins, then had a lunch with fish egg pasta and my favorite dessert of the trip so far (panna ice cream with strawberries). We then toured the ruins and learned about the history which was SO COOL. Tharros was a Phoenician trading town in 8th century BC, but its oldest remains from Nuragic civilization. Urban interventions by the Romans (aqueducts, roads, temples, thermal baths, etc.) were built on top of the terraced semitic ruins and cover much of the preexisting Punic city, but there are some aspects such as defensive walls and a tophet (cemetery) that remain. (@Ben talking about Carthaginians brought back strong 6th grade memories of our historical fiction). We went up to the top of the Spanish tower of San Giovanni for a great view, then took the train back down and spent some time at the beach there to finish up the weekend:
The view from the top of the tower
Ciao,
Annie
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