2016-05-28 Alghero Port to Spiaggia della Pelosa, Sardinia
Goodbye to Hendrik and ReneeOur Dutch friends are heading south in the next day or soWe leave Alghero to continue further north up the coastAlghero was a wonderful town to visit once again, especially this time by boatWe head west to Punta di Giglio and then motor northThis area of Sardinia is well known for it’s red granite hillsLooking back towards the Porte Conte anchorageFrom Capo Caccia north for around 4 miles is a marine protected areaThe massive rock formations along this coast are the most spectacular we have seenWe pass Grotta di Nettuno, popular with the day tripper boatsNearby is tiny however grotesque, Isola ForadadaWonderful formations over the beach of Cala di BarcaSmall Isola Piana is almost the western point of SardiniaThe motoryacht ‘Terry’ was near us on the pontoon in Nautica Pinna Marina, BosaAnother couple of friendly dolphins came by to visitLooking back to Punta CristalloAs we continue north a heavy sea mist appears in the distanceWe pass Capo dell Argentiera which is the most western cape in Sardinia, close to the north western cornerWe were surprised to see a few kyakers around the Argentieran capeArgentiera was once a mining town, even back to the Roman and Phoenician times. The silver mine closed down in 1963 and now it is virtually a ghost townFurther up the coast we past Cape Mannu and then head for Punta ScogliettiWe pass a new development overlooking the seaIn the distance to the north we can see Isola Asinara which is a National Park and Marine ReserveCapo and Torre Falcone are beside the Fornelli Passage which can be seen in the background
We approach the very shallow Fornelli Passage between the NW corner of Sardina and Isola AsinaraOnce through the passage we decide to find a safe anchorage nearby as the sky was looking quite threateningTorre di Financa in the narrow passage by tiny Isola PianaWe drop anchor by the hotel in Spiaggia della Pelosa which is by the passage we had just gone throughHere comes the storm!!Although the conditions were very dark, the water was turquoise coloured – imagine on a bright day!
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