12th June

The Mistral was on its way with very strong winds forecast for the next three days. Rather than sail round to Olbia we decided to stay in our smart purpose built marina. Melanie and Kennan were leaving so we took the bus to Olbia. We were wrong in our assumption it would stop in the centre of the town. By the time we realised we had a fair walk back to the town. On the way back we came upon a small restaurant that was serving large Sunday dinners to local families so at 2:30 p.m. we sat down to dig into the fare. It was an entirely satisfying lunch that took us most of the way towards the time for our guests to go to the airport and for us to return to the boat. The harbour in Olbia is industrial and unattractive. We were happy to get on the bus back again. By this time the wind had increased and the sea was covered with white horses. Imagine vibrated as the wind tore through the rigging but we were safe and comfortable in harbour.