Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th May,
Ajaccio, Corsica to Sardinia, Badesi and Valledoria
As always, when we have an early alarm set, I didn’t get much sleep. It was quiet enough with only the sea to remind us where we were parked.
The alarm roused us at 5.15 and after a quick cuppa we drove the 8 minutes to the ferry terminal. The queue wasn’t too long and we started to board almost on time.
What we hadn’t realised is that the ferry had taken passengers on in Toulon at the start of it’s journey and then stops off at Ajaccio, where some passengers alight and others board.
This meant, much to our pleasure that boarding didnt take long and it was a very calm process. Blimey, thats a lot better than we’ve had for a long time.
The usual fun and games was had trying to locate our dog-friendly cabin 
and then we popped up on deck to watch Corsica disappear on the horizon. The weather was great so it was just a case of finding somewhere out of the wind 
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Back in the cabin we tried to catch up on lost sleep, I should have taken my headphones as it was too noisy for me, instead, Meg and I had a cuddle on my bed while I read some more of my book.
We had intended to have a shower onboard but we didn’t bother in the end. One thing that did rankle was a member of staff knocking the door and advising us that we had to vacate with 1.5 hours still to go! Maybe we should have read the t’s & c’s 
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Anyway it was lovely on deck and by then we were along the coast of Sardinia. If there were dolpins out to play today, it must have been while we were in the cabin, so I’ll just have to try again next time.
Arriving in Porto Torres on the north coast of Sardinia, the first thing to note is that it doesn’t appear to be as mountainous as Corsica. Hopefully this equates to not so many twisting narrow roads.
Disembarking was as smooth as expected and we were off, a new place for us, can’t call it another country, because of course Sardinia is Italian.
Our first stop was along the coast to what appeared to be a great little campsite near to a beach in Badesi. Camping Baia Paradiso
On arrival we discovered it had only opened a couple of days ago, which was evident by the untidiness of the site. It looked like no work had been done at all to maintain the place off season.
It was supposed to be a rugged site, if you weren’t staying in a cabin then you could choose your own pitch. But, the pitches were soft grounded, overgrown with weeds and really only big enough for 6 metre max van length.
We decided to stay for the night anyway as it was off the beaten track to find and we couldnt be bothered to turn around!
The beach was lovely, Meg had fun digging holes, lost a ball in one of them and was suitably tired out for the evening when we got back.
We had airfryer cheese burgers for dinner with salad. We’ve run out of BBQ gas, so until we replenish, the air-fryer will make a good substitute.
This morning, Tuesday, we moved along the coast again but back towards Porto Torres. We’ve pitched up in a camperstop in Valledoria about 15 minutes away. It’s perched on the cliff looking over the beach and sea. It’s a sosta rather than a campsite, called: Area Camper Maragnani
Its an amazing view right over the sea, but we fear we may be rocked to sleep tonight by the wind.
This little place has everything you need, camper service, electric, showers and toilets for €20. An absolute bargain.
One thing for sure is that when we leave we’ll need another carwash visit due to the dust being swirled around by the wind .
We popped down to the beach and watched the kite surfers enjoying the blustery day. Meg didn’t like that the kites came over the beach and it put paid to her having fun really.
She would run for the ball but would come straight back to Gareth, so after a few unsuccessful attempts to distract her, we packed up and came back to the van.
From the beach you can just see a castle on the headland, Castello dei Doria in Castelsardo. It looks great on the web so we are hoping to visit tomorrow.
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