Full Circle on Sardinia (almost)

Had a restful day off in Tortoli by the beautiful sea! The ride from Tortoli to Orosei was awesome, up, up, and over Paso Genna Silana. The climb stretched out over 40km, and towards the top our legs were definitely feeling it. Yet the charming villages, awesome vistas of granite gorges (Europes deepest gorge: Goru Goropu was the highlight), and beautiful pine and conifer forests. The descent was equally awesome as we covered the final 50km in no time at all. Just before reaching Orosei near the 100km mark we rode through a HUGE marble quarry.

The next day we were on a mission to get back to where we started, Olbia and the ferry terminal. Knowing that the ferry departed at 10:30 pm we had all day to ride the final 100 km of rolling terrain along the eastern coast that is known for its white sandy beaches. We did stop and enjoy a few along the way and were surely tempted to swim and lounge but kept our pace on the road.

The ferry experience was much as it was upon arrival, quite unique. We were inundated with loud excited high school kid's partying late into the night. Arriving at 6 am, off the ferry, ride to the train, get to Rome and meet our wonderful "warm showers" host Margharita, that waited for us so we could get into her home before she went off to work. So wonderful! And it made our sleep deprived day at he Vatican much more enjoyable, leaving our bikes and gear at her home.
From Sardinia to Rome...more on that next.