reprovisioning in Olbia
the Bocca lighthouse at the entrance to Olbia
The harbour wall presented us with a bit of a challenge given its height in relation to Flirtie's deck. Getting off required a helping 'shove' up. However getting back onboard required you to sit on the edge of the wall and let gravity take over whilst dropping down to the deck below. There was no room for error as slipping between the harbour wall and Flirtie would have definitely hurt!
Following a quick reccy of our surroundings we noticed a huge car park set back from the harbour wall and an old derelict building covered with more graffiti than paint but overall the general area looked tidy, clean and well cared for. Despite this we decided that we'd feel more comfortable if one of us stayed on board at all times - what we'd read in the pilot books and online forums was still on our minds!
As evening approached along came the scooters using the car park as a meeting point and play ground - revving engines and doing wheelies. Youngsters stopped to sit on the wall and chat or play music until the early hours of the morning. It reminded us of St Peters Port, Guernsey - the holiday hum, hustle and bustle of people out enjoying themselves.
Thankfully we didn't have anything stolen but we did take all reasonable steps to reduce temptation by not leaving mobiles, cameras etc in sight and locked hatches. It's unfortunate that the old quay has this reputation as the town seems a delightful place to walk along the front, lined with bars, restaurants and shops and is a perfect place to reprovision with a large SuperPan supermarket and a well stocked chandler's too... and berthing was free :-).
PS. no photo's of the town because I forgot the camera, sorry.
The harbour wall presented us with a bit of a challenge given its height in relation to Flirtie's deck. Getting off required a helping 'shove' up. However getting back onboard required you to sit on the edge of the wall and let gravity take over whilst dropping down to the deck below. There was no room for error as slipping between the harbour wall and Flirtie would have definitely hurt!
Following a quick reccy of our surroundings we noticed a huge car park set back from the harbour wall and an old derelict building covered with more graffiti than paint but overall the general area looked tidy, clean and well cared for. Despite this we decided that we'd feel more comfortable if one of us stayed on board at all times - what we'd read in the pilot books and online forums was still on our minds!
As evening approached along came the scooters using the car park as a meeting point and play ground - revving engines and doing wheelies. Youngsters stopped to sit on the wall and chat or play music until the early hours of the morning. It reminded us of St Peters Port, Guernsey - the holiday hum, hustle and bustle of people out enjoying themselves.
Thankfully we didn't have anything stolen but we did take all reasonable steps to reduce temptation by not leaving mobiles, cameras etc in sight and locked hatches. It's unfortunate that the old quay has this reputation as the town seems a delightful place to walk along the front, lined with bars, restaurants and shops and is a perfect place to reprovision with a large SuperPan supermarket and a well stocked chandler's too... and berthing was free :-).
PS. no photo's of the town because I forgot the camera, sorry.
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