Tour of Sardinia 2008

The highlight of the stage. Lunch !  A magnificent feast at a magnificent location.

Sandro and Marco prepare our luchtime feast.  This is a feature of Dolcevita tours in which Sandro takes great pride. Together Sandro and Marco set about preparing the meal with a passion that not only had to be a taste sensation but also had to be a visual one as well.  Heaven help anyone who got too close, or worse, tried to steal something from the table, prior to completion.  Above left, Sandro puts the fishing touches to the meal with a dash of virgin olive oil to the boccaccini and pomodoro.

Whilst the boys prepared the meal, the rest of us took the plunge.  Pat and Rebecca were in the water every opportunity they got.

Andy enjoyed a swim as well.

Dave "Knuckles" Crampton takes the plunge with Rebecca.

But not before the poor baby was dressed by Sue.  I could show another shot a few seconds after this one but unfortunately it is censored.

So the daring ones were me (on the far rock right), knuckles, Pat, Andy and Rebecca.

Oh and of course Sue who unfortunatley found the only stinger in the Mediteranean.  We still don't know what it was however it gave Sue a little sting on the elbow.

After lunch came the mandatory sun-baking, veg out and digestion period, prior to getting on the bike again.

Almost as though planned for our personal entertainment, a Maxi race came right past our location.  What a spectacular

But, this is a cycling holiday and whilst eating fabulous meals, frolicking in the mediteranean, sunbaking under the Sardinian sun & watching the maxi spectacular are all nice in their own right, it's time to hit the road.

After a short ride from our beautiful lunch location it was back to the ferry for the trip home to Palau.

Some of us enjoyed the beautiful scenery once again

Whilst others elected to sit down inside on the way back.

Talking about beautiful scenery on the way back.

Our old mate Warren Wilson, member of the 2006 Sicily trip, unfortunately couldn't be on the Sardinia tour because of a scheduling conflict but he has vowed to be on the next one.  Warren has been having some great success with his passion of photography.  He recently won a very prestigious photograhic competition (full story here)

Warren has often told me that he loves capturing simple man made objects.  So this one is for you Warren.  A rusty light which I captured on the ferry on the trip home with La Maddelina in the background.