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'Our' beach at Palau |
16th June There are strong winds forecast for the next few
days, so after a relaxing lunch in a Cala on the island of Caprera, we decide
to head to the more sheltered bay of Palau on the mainland.
As we sail between the island and the mainland we
hear a Mayday message on the VHF. The boat sending the Mayday has reported a
dead body in the water, and when I check their position I realise it’s the
yacht in front of us making the call. There’s no answer from the coastguard,
but as we get nearer a rib and a motor boat join the yacht and we see the rib
pull the body of young man in a diving suit out of the water. They give him mouth to mouth resuscitation and
eventually transfer him to the motor boat which sets off at high speed towards
La Maddelena, requesting an ambulance to meet them there. We hear afterwards
that he was still alive when he arrived at La Maddelena, so we hope he survived
the ordeal.
17th June We are now moored on a buoy in Palau bay. This
morning we had a surprise visit from Charlie and Alison from Sulaire , who we
last saw in Mahon and Marcel and Helen from Dakini, who we hadn’t seen since
they left Cartagena. They are all anchored in the next bay and had come into
Palau for supplies.
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Pine trees behind the beach at Palau |
18th June, Our mooring is close to a sandy cove backed by
pine trees. We’ve been very lazy these last few days, rowing the dinghy over to
the beach, then reading under the pines and swimming in the beautifully clear
waters. The beach is a bit of a trek
from the town and has been almost deserted, and today we found out why. Two policemen appeared from the woods and
explained it was illegal to bring a dinghy within 300m of the shoreline then instructed
us to remove it immediately!
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The bay at Cannigione |
24th June We have started to make our way down the East
coast of Sardinia and have spent the last few days deep in the Golf of
Arzachena at the village of Cannigione. Yesterday we had a day out on the bikes
exploring the Golf, which is backed by green mountains and surrounded by rich
farmland.
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Cormerant at Cannigione |
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Golf of Arzachena |
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Perfect spot for lunch |
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