Absolutely, it does!

We discovered there are about six or seven named winds in Sardinia. It gets hit from every side, but the fiercest are the Mistral, Tramontana and the Scirroco. We never experienced the Libiccio, which I guess is a real b****! When these hit, you just hunker down like everyone else.

I think you will be fine taking the bikes on the train. Although, it is up to the discretion of the conductor. These trains do not run with Swiss efficiency so you get what you get. Don't expect to find spacious areas for your bikes and you will be ok.

Thanks again, agree one never knows anymore what the weather will be as it doesn't seem to be as predictable.
Another advice question: your take on getting a fully loaded bike onto the Sardinia trains.

We didn't camp on this trip however, I believe Sardinia is popular with Europeans who like to camp. We rode past two campgrounds that I can recall. One was north of Alghero, a great spot. The other was on the island, San Pietro I think. It seemed a bit isolated and was packed to the gills because people also flocked to the same beach, which was gorgeous. You have much to look forward to. Having said that, it could be chilly in April.

Thanks Anne, very helpful especially the highlights. We will not be here until Next April most likely. Is there a camping infrastructure, or did you mostly do B & B?
We plan on a ferry from Barcelona to Porto Torres and moving through to then go to Sicily before crossing the boot of Italy.

Hi,

That’s a tough question to answer. The only area to truly avoid is the industrial coastline along the southwest coast to Cagliari. That’s easy enough to do on a train. I think we caught it in Carbonia?
If you are there now, the winds might be worth taking into consideration.

The other area we didn’t care for was Muravera, but it was more to do with our experience there I think. It was a Sunday and we just got a weird feeling about the place. Oh, and Barumini where the Su Nuraxi is located. They have an amazing nuraghi there which is worth seeing but no tourist services in the town. I think everyone who comes to see the nuraghi does a day trip from Cagliari.

Highlights in Sardinia would be places like Cagliari itself and the National Archaeological Museum, La Maddelena Island, Castelsardo, the beaches along the east coast, the climb to and down from Genna Silana, Bosa, Pina Monne’s painted murals in Sunni, Flussio and Tinnura, Oristano, Carolforte on Isola San Pietro (although you have to hold your nose and look the other way as you approach the ferry terminal.. the industrial complex is something else!). Olbia is a nice enough place but it is a hub and it was a bit busy for us. Nevertheless the coast south of Olbia and right on down the east side is so beautiful.

There is a crazy hill between Arbus and Buggeru if you decide to go that way on your way south. It’s ok going up but it was so steep I had to walk a good chunk of it to get down (no disc brakes). Still, it was worth it. Just don’t try going north along that section!

So, the highlights are smattered around the island really. Sardinia has quite a story, both ancient and more recent) that few know about. It is overlooked by north american tourists and it is not high up on the bucket list for travellers. We loved the people but that’s usually the case when we travel. Food was so-so, with a few exceptions.

Don’t know if this was helpful. Enjoy the ride wherever it takes you.

Cheers,
Anne

Hi Anne,
We will have a limited time in Sardinia, Porto Torres to Cagliarli....
What would you highly recomment? Best to go down West side or East side? Thanks
Racpat

So beautiful. One of my favorite trees.

It was great journal, I’m sorry to see it end. We look forward to seeing you in Victoria.

What a great time with the trains. Glad you made it and had a wonderful last dinner!

How frustrating! We had the same issue multiple times in Southern Italy. By the way, it’s good to see a post from you again. We were worried.

Sorry, Anne. I actually thought I was reading the Anderson's blog. I thought to myself, "that's not Scott's bike!". Ha ha. Oooops. Glad to see your journal again. I missed it over the past few days. Tail Winds!

Isn't that your old BF?

Yes, it’s a bionic version.