1. I try to open the wrong car for the umpteenth time on this trip and realize there are way too many grey Fiat Pandas on this island.2. I go on a beautiful trek in the astounding Gorroppu canyon (500 m deep) and realize while my right leg is (and has been for some time) shot when going up, my left one starts failing me at the knee on descents. Marvelous.3. I get caught in the rain on the trek back and spend the rest of the day in bed.

1. I get my water start with the kite and start enjoying it...but they change up my instructor for a scary, hunky, grumpy German Swiss woman who won't take no for an answer!2. I mail a postcard to a friend in France with just his name in the address field. Lets see if it gets there! Just to be sure I send one more, this time correctly :)3. Fall in love with myrto, a blueberry liqueur.4. I travel down south and discover some amazing mountain scenery in the Gen...

Day six on which...1. I take a full hour of kitesurfing course entirely in Italian with the crazy Andrea and... survive..2. I learnt that Sardinians say "ayó" when they mean "hi" and "eyà" when they mean "ok". But sometimes they use them interchangeably. And sometimes they both mean "I know" or "how are you?". It's a complicated island, Sardinia...3. I got a light sunburn on a small part of my leg.4. I got some excellent "myrto" (blueberry liqueur) in a loc...

1. I find out that the Italian firefighters are actually called "guardians of the fire" ("vigili del fuoco") and toys are sold in places called "Bimbo". How not to love Italy?2. I listen to radio and discover that Italians love "rock in translation", which basically involves playing a rock song with a radio person explaining the lyrics in Italian over the music. Bohemian Rhapsody in Italian: Fun!3. I listen to more radio and discover that the Italian Radio Maria ...

1. Leave for the east coast.2. Try to plan some kitesurfing and more diving in Palau (no, not the Palau on the Pacific, the one on Sardinia.3. I admire bizarre rock formations at Capo Testa.3. 1 check myself into a hospital in Olbia on suspicion of heart problems (no, I haven't fallen in love - it's actually physiological) and find that ER services are quite efficient on Sardinia.4. ...but waiting for blood results can take time...5. I realize I'm hea...