We have been standing at Capo Malfatano, at the south-western tip of Sardinia, since our arrival in Sardinia. The weather today is a dream. Even though it's still very cold at 5 degrees at night, you can clearly tell it's spring during the day.
A day of rest yesterday
Our day yesterday was very quiet. We needed it after the stressful ferry trip from Sicily to Sardinia. We inspected the SUP plus accessories. Thank goodness nothing seems to have broken through our Accident to be damaged in the port of Palermo. And paddled a little round our bay with it.
As always, we also explored our surroundings and went on a short hike around the Capo Malfatano peninsula. It's really beautiful here. The nature here in Sardinia is again somewhat different to that in Sicily. Torgit is absolutely thrilled by the crested lavender that grows wild here.
Today
The sea is so calm this morning, almost like a duck pond. Perfect for a little SUP tour. We only have one SUP with us for space reasons, but this one carries us both quite well.
The next bay is said to have a beautiful, very white sandy beach, the Spiaggia di Tuerredda. And the water is said to be very turquoise. Sardinia is not called the Caribbean of Europe for nothing. We want to check it out. Maybe we'll be lucky and the beach bar there will be open. It would be our first during our entire time in Italy. We quickly jump into our wetsuits, the sea is still pretty cold here. No wonder, it was 3 degrees last night. We put a bottle of water on the board and our most important belongings in a waterproof bag. In case our van is stolen, we have all the important papers on us. Then we're ready to go.
Our SUP tour
We paddle across the beautiful bay. The route is further than expected, there is a very light wind, a headwind of course. But we don't think it's so bad, as we have a tailwind on the way back.
Spiaggia di Tuerredda
After about 45 minutes we are there. Tuerredda Beach is really beautiful, white sand and turquoise blue sea, just like in the Bacardi commercials. And the beach bar is also open. As a reward, we have an Ichnusa. We pay €8 for 2 0.33l bottled beers. I briefly wonder whether we also paid these prices in Cologne. Since we always have our fridge with us on the most beautiful beaches, we are no longer used to these prices. And frankly, I (Torgit) am no longer prepared to pay these prices either.
Disaster takes its course
After a while, I spot a dark cloud in the sky and get restless. We set off on the way back. The wind is getting stronger and stronger and unfortunately it has changed direction. We have a headwind. What a bummer. That's no fun. The waves are getting stronger and stronger, it's getting really choppy here, it's no fun any more. We're drifting further and further away from the coast towards the open sea. I can no longer counteract it with my strength. Marc paddles with all his strength with the double paddle. We tip over. It's very cold. I alternate between lying down and trying to stabilize the board or steer with the second paddle.
Finally, after more than 90 minutes, we've made it back to the shore. What a ride. Nobody needs something like this.
Marc has large blisters on both hands, they have opened up and you can see the raw flesh. He'll be thinking about that for a while.
Conclusion
What have we learned from this? No idea. We found out beforehand which weather app is the best here in Sardinia, namely Il Meteo. And this app predicted good weather. What could we have done better? Do you have any tips for us? Feel free to comment here or send us a message via facebook or Instagram. We would be delighted.
We are completely exhausted and glad to have arrived safely at the van. The SUP is quickly secured to the roof. Then we peel ourselves out of the neoprene, frozen through, and take a quick shower. We hang the wetsuits outside to dry and throw the rest on the front seats. We quickly switch on the auxiliary heating and get under the warm blanket. Only much later do we realize that we must have somehow reached the switch for the lazer lamps. In any case, our lazer lamps must have been on for a long time. We only realized that our starter battery had taken it pretty badly when our parking heater stopped working in the morning.
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