The trip began with some sightseeing that we agreed should be nature, not buildings:). At the end of the Capo Testa there is a valley called Vale della Luna and it's a crazy rock formation place where hippies live.
The waves are really good, lots of poinbreaks, long rides, powerful walls... but with Sardinia being exposed to the full force of the wave generating maestrale you need to know where to go.
Which is not really that easy for a first time visitor since Sardinia is about the size of my own country with coastal roads that take like 2 hours for 90 kilometers of driving. So the "lets check everything and then decide" tactic does not work here.
The safest bet is the Capo Mannu area, a peninsula that offers waves with different exposures. But being the safest bet it also means it gets crowded.
That is me getting ready to jump into 2018. 31th of December on the rooftop of our apartment in S'Archittu.
A few kilometers north there is this beach-breaky bay protected by high cliffs. When we got here it did not look like much but it turned into a really fun session and into one of the most amazing sunsets I have ever seen.
Next to the town of S'Archittu where we were staying there is a rock with an ancient tower and apparently a hole that goes all the way down to sea level. When a big wave hits the cliffs just right, it pushes the air and some spray through the hole making a puuuuf sound. Or to put it simply - the rock farts :D
Drying wetsuits after the session. The water was somewhere between 14 and 15C so a 4/3 works, but if its cold and windy 5/3 works better.
Sardinia landscape is quite amazing.
On one of the windless days we surfed right under our house. It's sooo cool when you can put on your wetsuit at home, grab a board and just walk to the spot. No driving, waiting, getting ready...
Meeting some uninvited guests...or maybe that was me :D
Epic sunset sessions, thank you Sardegna.
