Welcome to Olbia, our home port for the Summer!

By FrenchMonkey -
After over 5,000 nm, we finally made it to our home base for the Summer: Olbia, on the North East coast of Sardinia. We did a little bit of exploring by land upon arrival, then took guests aboard Tilly Mint to discover the East Coast of Sardinia and the lovely islands of the Maddalena Archipelago. We are now on the move again, currently in Corsica, picking up charter guests tomorrow for a week-long trip. We will be sailing down the Western coast of Corsica,  visiting Bonifacio, exploring the Lavezzi islands and then crossing the Strait to spend some time in Sardinia, finally taking Tilly Mint back to her home port. Pictures of all those beautiful places coming after the charter!

Sailing into Olbia at dawn
The infamous Costa Smeralda, with Tavolara Island in the background
Porto Cervo - home of the mega-rich
Colored houses in Porto Cervo
Sunset in Porto Pollo

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