Poetto

After finishing up a week of schoolwork, we had a couple days of free time this weekend. I spent a lot of time walking around the city, but most of my time in the past few days has been spent at Poetto beach- a gorgeous beach about 5 miles from where we're staying. I've never liked crowded beaches and Poetto is crowded compared to many of the beaches I regularly go to at home; but the perfect temperatures and warm, clear water makes it absolutely worth it. The beach is 8 kilometers long, one of the longest beaches in Europe, and is covered in soft, light, almost white sand. Today, we rented standup paddle-boards and paddled around the cove of the beach. We found a surprising amount of starfish in the bay and had some fun making a little collection while we paddle-boarded around. At the end of the day when we decided we wanted to go back home, the buses were too crowded to even get through the door. After walking up a few bus stops and waiting for over two hours, Maggie, Dylan, and I decided to walk back to the city. It was about 5 miles, but the walk was really nice. Tomorrow we're taking a mini cruise in Villasimius, a town in the far southeast corner of Sardinia.