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Going to Sardegna in Fall... a shorttrip to see the sun
October in Munich. Temperatures are below 18°C and it's clearly, summer is gone.
Wolfgang called us on a friday afternoon and told us, he will be going to sardegna for a short trip mid october with a friend and he would be happy if we can join them. Short trip to sardegna? heading from munich to the ferry in livorno (750k) on oct. 15th and taking the nightferry? 4 days on the island and then back to munich? sounds like a saddlesore thing, we are in. we booked the ferry the same evening over the internet (50.- EUR) and began to pack our stuff. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3302.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3304.jpg On Oct. 15th we were starting at 07:00h and taking the autobahn to austria. cause we have not enough time for sightseeing, we bought our toll stickers for a week (4,4o EUR) for the austrian highway and met a nice couple at the gas station. temperatures are now 0°C. freezing. we were planing to meet wolfi and his friend at the ferry. the friend was from berlin and arrived in munich by train. wolfi and joerg are going from munich to livorno a hour or two later than us. the couple at the gasstation told us, thats funny, that the first two persons they meet since they got of the train from berlin (guess what) were also on their way to sardegna and they also met a young man which is going there too. we told them (more guessing), yes, thats joerg. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3313.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3320.jpg it's cold at the austrian border, so we went on, hoping that when passing the alps, it will be much warmer than here. 10 hrs till the ferry leaves. we have to go. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3380.jpg marion asked me to go directly to livorno, just austrian highway, italian autostrada and then hop on the ferry without any problems. nice plan ... ;) |
it's half past 6 on the evening, marion is angry. she asked me to go directly to
the ferry but i wanted to see the SS12 which leads through mountains and small villages in Tuscany. It is so nice, scenic, a joy to ride ... but eats up time. Long story short, we arrived in time. Marion was now shouting at me, because i was so calm and she thought ferry will leave without us. We arrived and our friends were still waiting at the ferryport. Getting our Tickets at the office, on the ferry, securing the bikes and ready to go captain. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3382.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3387.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3389.jpg if you want to go to sardegna, you have full options. cabin with or without seaview. 4 man cabin, 2 person in a room, shower, what you like. the ferry leaves at 21:00h (09:00 pm) and arrives the next morning at 07:00h (am). so we decided, the lowcost, adventurer, FYYFF method. Pay 50.- each person for a ferry ticket, including the bike and sleep whereever you want. we went to the cafeteria and putted our thermarest on the floor, sleeping bag and thats it. after a few beers (not for me) and smoke we went to "bed" and while dreaming of the offroad heaven, the ferry passes corsica and heading south to sardgna. The 50.- EUR are including all taxes, both rides (to and from sardegna) and the bike. Sometimes there are other offers on the interwebs, but you can calculate with roundabout 45.- to 55.- EUR when sleeping on the floor, which is quite nice in summer on deck. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3401.jpg |
Oh oh... nice start. Raised my interest.
I'm tuned. :lurk |
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Land in sight, the Port of Golfo Aranci
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6 hours of sleep later, i woke up at 0600am to take a few pics of the rising sun. sadly the aperture was so high, all of them are a little shaky. but trust me, the sun was fantastic. we went off the ferry and marion told wolfi (he was on sardegna a few times, so he was the tourguide), that she was running out of fuel. she will need gas in a few km. really low on gas. he said yes, yes, yes and off we go. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3463.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3471.jpg ok, guess who was running out of fuel, who didn't noticed that she was not following the group and who had to go for a gas station to get her 2 liters of super unleaded? marion, wolfi and me. in this order. no problem and we laughed about it when drinking our coffee in the morning sun a few kilometers later. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3476.jpg weather was great, behind us, over the sea were dark clouds, over the island only a few little white clouds. the costa smeralda ist one of the nicest coastal routes with a yacht harbour. after we visited this spot we went south, looking for camping spots and the wonderful SS125, which leads the eastside of sardegna. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3489.jpg sometimes it's not so easy to find the way, because you have to go a few extra kilometers if you don't want to jump over a small pothole. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3516.jpg |
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I spent 18 months on Sardinia in the late '70s. I lived in Tempio Pausiania and worked at the USAF Tropo site on Mt. Limbara. I didn't have a bike while I was there and have always regretted not having one. :cry Gorgeous scenery and great beaches. |
Breathtaking scenery and receipts.
The scenery is breathtaking. You are driving close to the hills, following their
natural form, the road is twisty but in perfect shape. To our left is the sea and to our right the mountains. We are driving south, reaching La Caletta and then a few miles more to Santa Lucia. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3528.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3519.jpg A small camping place is found and we were asking them about prices. They can offer 15.- EUR for 2 person in a tent. Showers are clean, hot water and the toilets are ok, no they are also very good. They are also offering trailers to stay in, a couple should pay 30.- EUR per night. We ask them for a little late season discount and they agree to 20.- / night. Wolfi and Joerg would prefer the tent, because it's more "adventure and holiday feeling" but for nightmarion and me, a campingtrailer is adventurous enough. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3534.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3539.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3548.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3554.jpg so we drop our luggage, set up all the electronic stuff for the communication with the civilization (and charging my mobile) and were so fucking happy to be here. Nearly 20°C, a soft wind from the sea, a wonderful spot to stay and all we need is a dinner. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3561.jpg Dinner ... the camping spot has a "restaurant" .. and they were offering a delicious frozen pizza for 5.- EUR. Ok, sorry Sir, no way i am gonna eat a frozen piece of pizza when i am in Sadegna. So off we go (per pedes) to a nearby Restaurant. Mama Maria in Santa Lucia, if you go there, be prepared for the finest food on earth. There is no menu or daily specials card. Just tell her, what you like to eat .. not in detail, just say "like fishes or please no fish but beef or noodles .. cheese is great" and she will cook from the freshest incridients a perfect meal for you. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3598.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3599.jpg The only thing is ... it's not really cheap ... but it's absolutely worth it. |
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Ooh yes. Especially the fact that the ss12 seemed to consist entirely of villages, construction sites, RVs, RVs in village, RVs in construction sites, construction sites in villages and RVs in construction sites in villages. Followed by more villages, towns, RVs and construction sites. Not to forget the busses, construction sites and trucks. And towns. |
The sun, the beach and the thyrrenian sea...
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http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3611.jpg Good morning Sardegna. A warm, bright, beautyful day. We began our day with coffee, tea and spoke about the planned route. We decided to follow the SS125 south and to have a look for smaller roads, which hopefully bring us to either the beach or gravel roads up to the hills. We found both. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3620.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3625.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3633.jpg We reached some small villages in the mountains. It's hard to describe, what experience it is to drive there. The view, the pavement, everything is fun. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3660.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3666.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3675.jpg This evening we stay in La Caletta for dinner. The little cafe next to the restaurant has free wireless access and the cappuccino is 1.- EUR. So we stayed there for an hour or two to check emails and sent pictures to those left behind. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3722.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3723.jpg |
Hey, two days without a post! The change in weather in Germany is no excuse to NOT post any more of this trip!! :ricky
Did you go all the way south (Costa Verde, Cagliari)?? More pics, please!!!! :deal :thumb |
Wow, some supa pigdscha! Go on! Bin ganz :ear
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cross country and crossed fingers...
it's sunday. the good thing, we are starting to a nice big trip with a little offroad
part, the bad thing is, our shorttrip is near the end. we started our day again in la caletta with free wifi and a lot of coffee. our route is planned and we are ready to go. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3733.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3754.jpg if you are ever on sardegna, go to fonni. this is a nice little town with a few absulute amazing pictures on the walls. we bought some bread, cheese and ham for a late breakfast and rode on. after only a few miles there was an small path, leading through an alley of oaktrees. we drove a few miles, passing a sow with her piglet (yes only one) and finally a descent to a place where we can have a break and take a few pictures. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3777.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3769.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3766.jpg we flipped a coin to decide the direction. back to the entrance or go straight on to see if this road (gravelpath with washouts) leads us to either a street, town or a cliff. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3784.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3782.jpg funny (yes really) thing was, there was not a single problem on these roads, we were rushing down the hills, jumping over the edges of washouts, had a few nice drifts in the corners ... but i was not clever enough to handle my frontbrake at the crossing in the next town and rearended the memsahib. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3790.jpg ok, it took 2 minutes to fix that and it was really no big deal. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3794.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3796.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3799.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3802.jpg stay tuned, when on the same afternoon a terrible accident happened ... blood, gore and tears |
Oh my fucking Dog, we got a white Tenere down, a white Tenere down...
calm down, there are survivors.
We were riding over a few nice passes and always looking for nice gravelroads. Nightmarion was first in our group of four. She was not very fast, so Joerg was overpassing her, maybe to show her "how real man are riding" and stuff. Nice idea .. not so nice was his bad braking manouvre at the very next turn. Next thing she saw, was a white and red Tenere flipping over a thornbush and a "yippeeyeah" yelling Joerg falling into the bushes. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3805.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3808.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3811.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3815.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3817.jpg There was no real damage, neither to the rider nor the Tenere. Good old heavy metal stuff. After this stunt, Wolfi and Joerg were going to look for some more "adventure" and maybe thornbushes, but nightmarion and me were heading to la caletta to check emails and drink ... cappuccino. what else. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3839.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3850.jpg and when sitting there, waiting for our friends, we realized, our short holiday is over soon. tomorrow at 20:00h our ferry is leaving this beautyful island. only a short time is left till the 750 km long way from livorno to munich is bitter sweet reality. but there are a lot of roads to explorer tomorrow, before we have to hop on the ferry and then there will be a long dark night till we reach italy. |
Time to say goodbye...
Woke up on a wonderful monday morning. We were cooking coffee, made some
tea, and began to pack our stuff. We had more with us, than needed but this is no surprise. Our luggage got nice stickers of the island (the heads with the bandana) and eventually we were prepared to go to the ferry. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3856.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3860.jpg Wolfi and Joerg had a small problem with the Tenere engine. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3868.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3876.jpg We decided to split up, Wolfi and Joerg were going to the mountains and look for some gravelroads, we were following another (on the gps unit it is a scenic route to some smaller lakes) route to Golfo Aranci. We came to a blocked road, so we had to take a much longer route to the ferry but the gps said, we would be there in time. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3884.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3882.jpg When we arrived at the harbour, we saw our ship in the sunset and had enough time for dinner. We got 5 pizzas to take away and sat in the harbour and were looking back to the hills where we came from. We had a nice 200 km trip from the camping place to the port and were a little sad, that we will leave sardegna in an hour. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3905.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3910.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3918.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3921.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3929.jpg Onboard the bikes were secured and we went up to the decks with our sleeping bags and tankbags. A few coffee, coke, cigarettes later, the ferry left sardegna and we were on our way. We were talking for hours about the todays trip of each group and all of us were in common, we have to plan our next trip to the island in spring. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3930.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3931.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3947.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3948.jpg Time to go to "bed" at around 01:00 am. In only 6 hours we will be in Livorno and the 750 km trip to Munich will start. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3967.jpg |
Welcome Home...
and this is the end of the trip. we woke up at 06:00h, put our sleepingbag and
stuff away and brushed our teeth. small breakfast, lot of coffee and then on the deck to see when the sun is raising. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3978.jpg we reached livorno harbour at 08:00h and three of us went off the ferry. the one left behind was me. a lancia was parked right beside my bike, so can't get away without disassembling my luggage. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3981.jpg http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3983.jpg we had traffic jams without a chance of lane splitting and is was pretty cold when reaching the alps. http://www.kradblog.de/wp-content/up...0/DSC_3991.jpg That's all folks. A shorttrip to sardegna. Munich-Livorno-Golfo Aranci-Livorno-Munich. From Thursday 15th to Tuesday 20th 2009. Next trip to the island is May 08th. 2010. Yippeeeeeh. |
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