Brief holiday in the south of Sardinia, near Cagliari. Trip in Italy

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Short holiday, a sttimana with soggirno in Pinus Village, on the coast south of Cagliari, a base to explore nearby.
I visited several times Elba, the Tuscan archipelago islands, Corsica, but I have not had the opportunity to visit Sardinia except for a short bike ride
in that of Olbia many, many years ago, when our hair was well-blacks.
July 1.
Left Rome on my Ducati to reach my parents who have gone before us to Civitavecchia to embark for Cagliari. The saddle behind me is my wife Resi.
I arrived in the ancient port city embarkation port where I expect my last daughter Julia with her granddaughter Elizabeth. When they are already lined up waiting to
board the ship, I realize that it did not with me the documents of the bike, I can only greet the starters and go back home crestfallen.
July 2.
This time possession of the documents, I'm back at Michelangelo's majestic foothills of the port ready to climb the boarding ramp of the ferry. Once
board, I go in search of the chair given me the ticket, but the room where is located is closed. In early July we are not yet in full flow of
Migration holiday, for the most is Monday, who started the week off has already started, passengers are not many and only one of the lounges with sofas and open.
The weather is beautiful, comfortable navigation, the ship of Tirrenia is not bad, sleeping in a chair is not the best, but it is always better than the "deck" to
which I have used the numerous previous holiday experiences.
Upon arrival at the bow are admiring the beautiful landscape of Cagliari and its surroundings.
The goal is the Pinus Village, a settlement of tourism, coastal, with some forty miles to the south. The coastal road is quite busy, I can not give that
a look across the beautiful salt marshes inhabited by a considerable bird life. After a dozen miles a detour inner characteristics of
highway makes the going smoother. Back on the coast I'm warning not to miss the turning for the Pinus Village, a settlement on tourism
inserted with a certain discretion in a beautiful coastal pine forest, now only residential, but built years ago around a sailing center, an initiative that
unsuccessful.
Awaiting us on the beach, as well as Resi, Julia and Elizabeth are: another daughter, Cecilia Eugenia with her sons and Simone. Eugenia had contacted via
Internet a lady for a house in another settlement. Upon arrival it was his great disappointment, finding himself in proximity of the settlement of industrial
Sarroch what has led to a clear rejection and to find a convincing alternative found precisely in Pinus Village.
The house allotted part of the complex of townhouses, situated on a steep slope hillside, with a small garden at the front, which is facing the
sea, the back opens onto a narrow cloister surrounded by a containment wall and the back wall of the house. A short path leads to a beautiful
beach, open to the east, the sea, bounded on the north and south by rocky coast of north modest height higher to the south. We spend a relaxing few days in st
acanza resort.
A settlement of considerable dimensini in a pine forest, in my opinion, is not free from risk of fire resulting from distraction of smokers or
altr causes. Visiting the "Village" known in some glades the signs of fires, apparently for grilling. Although pines are quite apart, it seems to light
fires in summer in areas covered with dry grass, and exposed to the sea breeze is at least unwise and regrettable operation, a possible spread of fire
could have catastrophic and tragic, is what I feared in those early days of the holiday season, a fear reinforced later by the many fires
which have devastated during the summer, the coasts of the Mediterranean.
Interesting, scenic holes and the lush Mediterranean vegetation that surrounds it, a path that climbs the hillside from the "Village" to the south,
trail that partly follows the route of a Roman road that connected Nora (http://www.nora.it/) to Bithiae,
(http://www.sardegnacultura.it/j/v/253?s=18875&v=2&c=2508&c1=2621&t=1) of which is still visible for a short while the old pavement.
We walk for some distance the path, but with insufficient shod flip-flops, we are forced to desist. The next day in motion reach the opposite extreme,
very valuable, but there was no indication of the archaeological site that we have the feeling that has disappeared under the current building, it is worth
visit for the beauty of its nature and the striking tower Chia
(. http://www.abcsardegna.com/hotels/htl_baia_chia.htm)

July 5
With our bike we venture to visit the southern tip of the island. On the way we follow the path through the inner Domus de Maria
(http://www.paradisola.it/comuni-sardegna/detail.asp?iPro=164&iType=14) and Teulada (http://www.comune.teulada.ca.it/), located on the hills, connected by a
fun for motorcyclists, winding road, beaten by a strong wind. Descending in a flat area, less characteristic to the island of Sant'Antioco
(http://www.tuttosantantioco.it/HomePage/HOME.htm) connected to land by an isthmus and a bridge. We visit the beautiful town and the nearby Cala sect
(http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calasetta).
In return we follow the coastal road that allows us to enjoy beautiful landscapes and varied.