Beaches, Cliffs, Caves and Sea

The hardest part of this posting, now that I have the technical difficulties resolved, is deciding which photos to share without boring those of you still checking this out. By the way, if you weren’t able to post a comment before, the settings are now fixed, thanks to Carlos. The summer heat has arrived so we did the one thing you must do on the Golfo di Orosei - spend the day seeing it all by water. Other than the first beach you’ll see with the umbrellas and loungers, water is the only way to reach them, unless you are a rugged mountaineer. There are pine forests, then sheer limestone cliffs and rock formations, more forests, cliffs, caves and down to the beaches.

The first breathtaking event was jumping off the ladder of the 16 person yacht and swimming in the bluest, clearest water I’ve ever seen (no pics since we were both in the water). They ferried us in to

2 different beaches where we swam for an hour or two. The boat traffic and crowds must be unbearable in July and August. This is also a place for serious divers, spelunkers, and climbers. Our Bend family will appreciate climber at the very top of the 500 foot “needle” rock (if you can zoom in enough to see him/her).

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And to end the trip the captain asked if anyone wanted to swim in a cave. Maybe it was the Mirto digestiva that gave me courage, but John made sure this would be in the archives. That’s the dingy going into the cave where we swam for about 15 minutes. Unfortunately I didn’t have snorkel or mask like everyone else, but it was still other worldly.