We all met at 8am, our group of 8, at the pier and after spotting our driver for the day, got in our van and headed out to explore Sardinia, an island off the coast of Italy. The port city of Olbia isn't much so we went to more popular places where the rich people go. We went to several small resort villages where the Arabs and rich Europeans spend their summers, sitting on their grand yachts and comparing each others boats to see whose is bigger or fancier. The homes here cost as much as €25k per sq meter. The shopping center we visited is not so busy now that the season is over but it's pricey. Gucci, Versace, Rolex and Armani were just some of the names. I managed to steer Karen clear of those places.

Next was an excavated site from 4000 years ago. We took a half hour tour of the place and the guy giving the tour was so interesting and informative, it really made the walk much better than just looking at some ruins.

For lunch, we went to another nice beach across the bay from the millionaires which was still pretty ritzy and had lunch. Mom and I shared a grilled vegetable bruschetta and salad with Corona and tea. Then we took a ride up in the coastal mountains for our return trip to the ship. It was a real relaxing day and Mom was able to rest her knee some more.