Last hoorah of summer 07

A destination that's been on our to do list for a while is Sardinia (Italian island south of Corsica) and late August was the perfect time to head there to soak up some much needed vitamin D before the long cold UK winter hits. With a cheeky flight stop in Positano on the Amalfi Coast on the way home, it was a perfect way to finish off the euro summer on a high.

First stop the beautiful Sardinia. Crystal clear water, blue skies and unbelievably fresh Italian food.

Sunset in Alghero

An old fort off La Pelosa beach near Stintino on the far North Coast of Sardinia.

Our secluded pad for 5 days on the East coast of Sardinia. Just 5 mins walk from the beach, awesome views and no one in sight. Noice.

Hanging out on the beach where we discovered that Italians never use suncream, opting for the coconut oil instead. As a result everyone seems to be ridiculously tanned, so much so that even after our two weeks of lying on the beach we still felt albino in comparison! If only we still had the ozone layer left in Australia!

After plenty of time on the beach we also learnt the art of beach tennis (using little wooden racquets and a rubber ball) which Em actually proved to be quite a natural at despite her normal lack of ball skills!

Lots of beaches!

What is it about gelato that somehow you don't feel guilty about eating it all day long as you're in Italy! Here's Em getting stuck into our third gelato stop in one day, and its only 2pm!

Next stop was Positano on the Amalfi Coast on mainland Italy. It was quite a relief to arrive there in one piece after a hair-raising bus journey along the winding road cut into the sheer cliff faces with just a thin rail separating us from 200m drop below. The overturned crashed car we passed on the way didn't do much to ease the nerves either!

Positano is like a bit like Cinque Terra but with a lot more bling. Lots of Italians all dressed up in white, with gold jewellery and aviator ray bans. You'd be quite bitter if you didn't get a room with a view here as the whole town is built into the steep cliffs that jut into the sea.

Our balcony

One downside is that the beach are all black and pebbled, but water is a beautiful aqua blue as a result.

Nice spot for a beer!

We also took a day trip boat tour to Capri.

Stopped for a quick dip in a blue grotto on the way (not "the" blue grotto though, which was closed again!)

Well that's it for the holidays now for a while :(