Sardenga

Absolutely Beautiful. I loved this island. The people were very nice (for the most part) and the weather was absolutely perfect. I got the worst sunburn of my life on the first day and had to spend the next few recovering in pain. It healed and was all good. THE FOOD was absolutely delicious. The Guarro family made some wonderful meals and I made sure to keep a close eye on what was being cooked. We ate pizza almost everyday though as well. I also made sure we had a fresh piece of Gorgonzola to enjoy everyday as well. I loved all the bread and cheeses and was excited to get to try all these new things. The vino was ridiculously cheap you could buy 2 liters of wine for 4 Euros. I collected business cards from the eateries that were particularly spectacular and will save them to remember. I also loved the Gelati... amazing. I will add more to this soon..

Overall the rental car experience was pretty awful. We had to pay an extra 18 euro per day for a young drivers fee and only 1 person could drive the car and it wasn't me. This was pretty inconvenient but oh well we lived with it. Finally arriving to Sardenga was so exciting we all had huge grins on our face and couldn't wait to get into the water. The beaches were insanely crowded everyday everywhere we went but it was fun to watch the Italians and their interactions on the beach. Similar to Mexico there was vendors selling all sorts of things on the beach but none of it appealed to me at all. Most people that were there seemed to be visitors from the mainland and weren't actually Sardinian locals, but we did meet one or two people that lived on the island year round. I really enjoyed staying at Marcello's house. It was small but cozy and very practical for a beach house and luckily every room had AC. They had amazing view of the surrounding hillside and a view over the ocean that could see all the way to Corsica on a clear day. Sunsets were absolutely amazing. Each sunset everyday was different but most days you could see every color in the spectrum it was absolutely beautiful. They had a hot tub with speakers so most days at sunset we would get in the hot tub and play some music and watch the sun go down. This was perfect; such a relaxing vacation. Unfortunetly, Sardinians also have a very slow construction and property management processes so there were still some unfinished features of the house mostly lighting but the funny part was that the contractor lived next door. Either way the house was awesome and it was really nice to have a home base for nearly 3 weeks.
We went to different beaches Capo Testa, Stintino, Alghero, Santa Teresa (to name a few), and all sorts of other beaches surrounding the northern part of the island. The waters at the closest beach were filled with Medusa (Jellyfish) so each of us got stung, with Shawn winning the medal with 7 stings. We also went on a boat tour that stopped at a bunch of different little beaches and island attractions including one stop at a beach in Corsica. This was a fun day, Sam and I had fun walking around an arts and crafts market near one of the beaches drinking some wine and seeing the sights. Sam and I also went out to a really nice restaurant called Mediterraneo that was delicious and a wonderful time. It was nice to go out and do something with just the two of us because it was hard to satisfy everyone all at once in a bigger group of 6-9. Overall this Italian island experience was a joy.

View from Marcello's House

Marcello's House

Stintino

Bye Sardenga...

I really enjoyed Sardenga. I hope I can go back someday.