2016-06-10 Carla Lazarina, Ile Lavezzi, Corsica to Porto Cervo, Sardinia

We had a very comfortable night here in the picturesque Carla lazarina

We make and early start this morning to head back to mainland Sardinia

We motor south east to Isola Rizzoli one of the La Maddelena Islands and enter the unspoilt Carla Lunga on the western coast

The abstract rock formations here are similar to those ones seen in all of this windswept area between Corsica and Sardinia

The abstract rock formations here are similar to those seen on all of the islands of this windswept channel between Corsica and Sardinia

A small white sandy beach in the long narrow bay gives us a welcome spot to swim to this morning

John swims to a small rocky cove nearby and manages to go ashore

Once underway again we continue south and then motor between Isola Spargi and Isola La Maddelena

We pass old ruins of dwellings dating back several hundreds of years

We make our way back to mainland Sardinia and can see Palau in the distance

West of Palau is a very affluent area with nice houses tastefully built into the hillside

The now modern town of Palau, which once was a farming town is the main port for ferries going to and from La Maddalena

The now modern town of Palau, which once was a farming town, is the main port for ferries going to and coming from La Maddalena

Bearsy infront of Capo Orso with the bear rock on top of the cape

Passing through South Channel, south of Isola Caprera we come across one of the super yacht races out of Porto Cervo

Passing through South Channel, south of Isola Caprera we come across one of the super yacht races in the Wally division, out of Porto Cervo

We drop our anchor near the entrance to Porto Cervo, in company with another couple of boats to watch the super yachts racing here along the coast

Directly ashore were a row of beach front mansions of the famous playground of the rich and famous, Porto Cervo

We made a booking earlier in the day for a berth here as we had a guy arriving the following morning to return our repaired watermaker

We made a booking earlier in the day for a berth here as we had a mechanic arriving the following morning to return and reinstall our repaired water maker

Entering this beautiful port with better weather conditions makes all the difference (last year in October it was raining, cold, windy and like a ghost town)

Entering this beautiful port with beautiful weather conditions makes all the difference (last year in October it was raining, cold, windy and the port was like a ghost town)

The houses surrounding the reasonably sized port have been sympathetically designed to blend into the hillside

Each of the elegant homes have beautifully manicured gardens

The old port in the harbour is called Porto Vecchio and in July and August a row of massive superyachts line the shore here

The old part of the port in the harbour is called Porto Vecchio and in July and August a long row of massive luxury super yachts line the shore here

We decide to take a berth in the Porto Cervo Marina as there were a lot of fabulous superyachts moored there for the races

We decide to take a berth in the Porto Cervo Marina as there was more action with many fabulous racing super yachts moored here for the annual super yacht regatta

We had a great position in the port near some of the amazing super yachts

From the marina we take a walk around the bay to the other port

From the marina we take a walk around the bay to the old port

In the old port are all the designer label shops however at this stage of the season there were not many customers

Ric as usual, checks out the Paul & Shark shop

Anyone for baby blue mink??

There are even exclusive shops for the children here

There are even exclusive clothing shops for the children here

John and Angela manage to find a seat in the Sheraton Bar

Certainly an elegant place for a drink

Lovely homes and holiday houses nestle around the hills of Porto Cervo

The houses and even the church has Flintstone qualities

The marina in Port where we are moored looks quite busy today as there are many of the super yachts in the port for the annual Loro Piana Super Yacht Regatta

The marina in the port where we are moored looks quite busy today as there are many of the super yachts in the port for the annual Loro Piana Super Yacht Regatta