25/08/2026
To rest after the long travel on the island by car to Nuraghs and the preparation for the amazing day out, we took a nice rest in Maddalena islands, anchoring in our shallowest spot yet - in just 2.3 meters of water! Tánya was very relieved after jumping to swim to see that 60-70cm under the keel is more than enough to not to touch the bottom :)
We had plenty of swim and snorkeling there, and even discovered a super amazing octopus shaped rock nearby which is most spectacular when you look up to it from the water. It was very peaceful there!
On the map I noticed, that next to Cala Garibaldi, there is Casa Garibaldi, and even Tomba Garibaldi, and did a bit of reading. This father of modern Italy between nation unification and revolutions, did indeed lived on Caprera, where he built himself a wonderful home and revolutionary agricultural farm with his own work, and even designed together with an engineer friend a super cool windmill to harness the power of the consistent winds! It was very interesting to visit and learn more of him. Such a legacy, and such a fascinating history, the Italian reunification!
After that, we organized a cool day out on the water for Mom and Sándor showing a "cruising in a nutshell" day in our life. We started from Santa Teresa where they were so nice that we could stop next to shore where getting into the boat was very easy, and then we sailed first to Cala Corsara on Spargi island, one of the most touristic spots, and then to up North to between Isola Budelli and Santa Maria. There we had a bbq on the water from octopus and turkey, which turned out super lovely! On the way back we could even sail a bit in the wind which turned on. We did meet after this one more time, as we anchored in front of Palau where they were staying, and went to a super nice dinner together to celebrate recent birthdays and anniversaries. While this was not fully a holiday together, was very lovely to meet them at home, yet so far from home! They helped us a lot during our journeys, Sándor even designed and built by himself the system for holding our mast during the canal and renovations, so was great to show him Mjau as well finally!