Motorcycle tour Sardinia E-Book

Wolfgang Pade

• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Kategorie: Sachliteratur, Reportagen, Biografien
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Seitenzahl: 124

Beschreibung

Here is the experience of a motorcycle trip over the entire island of Sardinia, from the point of view of a biker, reported. The motorcycle tour starts in Illingen near Stuttgart and goes through Switzerland to Italy to the port of Genoa, from where I take the car ferry to Sardinia overnight. On the beautiful and natural island I move into my headquarters in Samugheo, this mountain village is located in the center of Sardinia. From there, I ride my motorcycle in a star shape to the daily destinations that are of interest to me and document them in the book. The routes of the daily tours can be taken in the itinerary or on a visual overview. After very many driven kilometers on Sardinia it goes back again over night on the car ferry from Olbia to Genoa, in order to drive on the next morning with the motorcycle over Italy and Switzerland to Illingen with Stuttgart. This travelogue contains 14 color pages and detailed maps of the motorcycle tour.

Leseprobe

Itinerary

Illingen (Württemberg) near Stuttgart-Genoa in Italy-Olbia on Sardinia

Olbia-Golfo Aranci-Santa Teresa di Gallura-Capo Testa-Tempio Pausania-Elefante-Castelsardo-Lago Omodeo-Samugheo

Samugheo-Tuili-Domue'e s'Orcu-Giara di Cesturi-Barumini-Nuraghe Su Nuraxi- Ingurtosu-Costa Verde-Dunes-Capo San Marco-Oristano-Samugheo

Samugheo-Lago del Flumendosa-Sadali-Torre di Bari-Lago Alto del Flumendosa-Fonni-Desulo-Aritzo-Atzara-Samugheo

Samugheo-Cabras-San Salvatore-Capo San Marco-Oristano-Samugheo

Samugheo-Gagliari-Villasimius-Casa del Marina-Costa Rei-Casa Ferrato-Capo Ferrato-San Priamo-Villaputzu-Muravera-Ballao-Senorbi-Atzara-Samugheo

Samugheo-Bonarcado-Santu Lussurgiu-Schnapps tasting Distillery Lussurgesi-Bosa-Bosa Marina-Samugheo

Samugheo-village-life

Samugheo-Nuoro-Monte Ortobene-Dorgali-Baunei-Gola Gorropu-Gorge-Cala Gonone-Marina di Orosei-Cala Liberotto-Loculi-Samugheo

Samugheo-Santa Caterina di Pittinuri-Torre del Pozzo-S' Archittu-Capo Mannu-Peninsula Sinis-East coast to San Salvatore-Cabras-Wine tasting

Winery Contini-Arborea-Samugheo

Samugheo-Allai-Horse Country-Arborea-S' Archittu-Santa Cristina with fountain sanctuary, nuragheh tower and archaeological sites-Samugheo

Samugheo-Villamar-S' Ortu Mannu with the oldest olive tree-Mountaintowers of a coal mine-Island Sant Antioco-Sant Antioco-Calasetta-Carbonia-Iglesias-Fluminimaggiore-Arbus with pocket knife museum/world record-Guspini-Samugheo

Samugheo-village-life-wedding

Samugheo-Busachi-Siniscola-Santa Lucia-La Caletta-Posada-Budoni-Agrustos-San Teodoro-Porto San Paolo-Porto Rotondo-Olbia

Olbia-Genoa-Illingen (Württemberg) near Stuttgart

Author: Wolfgang Hans Werner Pade

Foreword

Dear readers,

my name is Wolfgang Pade and traveling is my great passion, already with fourteen years I traveled, with friends of the same age, alone through Europe, with sixteen all countries of Europe and North Africa were visited several times.

Whether by train, bus, car, motorcycle, plane, ship, sailboat or cruise ship, I wanted to go out into the world to look at this, it did not matter to me whether I stayed in a tent, a five star hotel or on a sailboat, or cruise ship.

Experiencing how it goes somewhere else in the world, marveling at landscapes, observing animals and getting to know people, as well as exploring their customs, cultures and way of life. That fascinated me all my life, that was my motivation, my drive, so I traveled in the meantime all continents, many distant countries, with foreign cultures, completely different beliefs, different attitudes to life, as well as with clearly different, but interesting eating habits.

In the meantime I have grown a little older and work as an engineer and manager in a large corporation. I have been married to my wife Silvia since the age of twenty-seven, and together we have two sons.

Here the experience of a motorcycle trip over the entire island of Sardinia, from the point of view of a biker, is reported.

The motorcycle tour starts in Illingen near Stuttgart and goes through Switzerland to Italy to the port of Genoa, from where I take the car ferry to Sardinia overnight.

On the beautiful and natural island I move into my headquarters in Samugheo, this mountain village is located in the center of Sardinia. From there, I ride my motorcycle in a star shape to the daily destinations that interest me and document them in the book. The routes of the daily tours can be roughly taken in the itinerary, on the previous page. In addition, I have marked points on the following map of Sardinia, so that a quick visual overview can be obtained.

After very many driven kilometers on Sardinia it goes back again over night on the car ferry from Olbia to Genoa, in order to drive the next morning with the motorcycle over Italy and Switzerland to Illingen with Stuttgart.

This travel report contains 14 color pages and detailed map material of the accomplished motorcycle tour. I hope you are interested and would like to read my book, I hope you enjoy it.

Wolfgang Hans Werner Pade

Motorcycle tour Sardinia

It's just before Christmas and the weather is unpleasantly cold and dingy, by that I mean we have ground fog and slush on the road. The gritted salt is slow to thaw the snow on the road. An unpleasant wind blows through our residential area and the residents hardly dare to leave their houses because of the danger of slipping, catching a flu-like infection, or just getting cold feet. So most of the neighbors, like us, sit in the warm living room, bored and occasionally look out of the window to check whether the weather might improve.

As the weather did not change, I look at my vacation photos from last summer vacation with my motorcycle and remember the fantastic tour to the island of Rhodes. It was a great time, so alone with the motorcycle on the road to enjoy the freedom and with the thoughts far from the everyday stress and professional constraints. The thought grew in me that I would like to make another larger tour with my motorcycle next summer.

Since I was only once for a few days with my family on the beautiful island of Sardinia and kept this short vacation in best memory, I wanted to travel this island again alone with the motorcycle in detail.

Because I was bored, I immediately researched the arrival options by motorcycle and found that the journey via Genoa with the ferry connection to Olbia, in the north of Sardinia, was the fastest and cheapest option.

So the thoughts kept circling through my head and I subsequently discussed this idea with my wife. Who fortunately agreed with the motorcycle tour. So I could prepare the trip over the cold winter days and determine a route, book the pension and the car ferry, as well as everything else binding plan.

This is the freedom I imagine. Once again traveling with my motorcycle all alone through the countries and just clear my head, enjoy the ride and always chase the curves nicely. I am particularly looking forward to this tour, because the ride with the motorcycle through beautiful Switzerland via Italy to Genoa and then quite comfortably overnight with the car ferry Sardinia is reached.

After a good planning, booking of accommodation through the usual Internet platforms, the trip could start. The start of this motorcycle tour was planned for the end of May and a week before departure, the weather forecast showed the best prospects for a tour by motorcycle. Because it was supposed to be dry, warm and cloudless, it doesn't really get any better than that.

Before the ride with my Suzuki V-Strom a few new tires were mounted, an oil change was performed, the oil filter replaced, the chain greased and adjusted, the tank filled to the brim and I was ready to go with my bike. As always, I am on my motorcycle tours with light luggage on the road.

So for me to accommodate the personal luggage is enough my large top case and a small waterproof luggage roll on the rear seat of the motorcycle, as well as a small tank bag. On my tours with my travel enduro, I always take the navigation system and a few maps, as well as tools, puncture spray for the tires and the small first aid bag. Of course, my waterproof rain pants are always in the luggage. Since my motorcycle jacket made of nylon is absolutely waterproof, I do not need an additional rain suit to protect me from possible rain.

My motorcycle is best suited for such tours, because I can take a comfortable sitting position, the tank capacity is very large, the windshield works well and the vehicle without surprises solid and robust, as economical spools down its miles. The seat is also comfortable and lets you sit for a few hours. I feel particularly safe thanks to the two large headlights in the front fairing of my V-Strom. This means that all road users can see me very well, both during the day and at night.

The night before departure, I'm as happy as a little kid before Christmas, because tomorrow I'm off to the great outdoors. Just my bike and I on the tour through Switzerland and Italy to the port of Genoa. Then on the car ferry to the natural and beautiful island of Sardinia. That will be a horny time, you never forget something like that and always remains stored as a feeling of happiness. Because I could only sleep four hours in anticipation, I left at two o'clock in the night. Actually, a good motorcyclist should not ride at night because there are too many dangers on the road. It starts with parts lying on the roads that are detected too late and continues to the animals that cross the road at night and quickly take the rider off the motorcycle in case of a collision. But I was so excited and just wanted to ride, so I accepted these dangers.

Of course, I have to be much more careful at this time of night, because as a motorcyclist you are one of the weakest road users on the road. A good acquaintance even had to pay for his hobby with his life. This is very painful and sad, but should not take away the joy of driving a motorcycle, but still always be aware.

At two o'clock sharp I started my V-Strom and was once again thrilled when I heard the V-engine thunder in the quiet night. A short farewell to my Silvia and off we went into the great freedom, always heading south.

From Illingen in Württemberg out on the federal highway 10 and past Vaihingen / Enz, through Enzweihingen, to the highway junction before Stuttgart, on the highway A8 in the direction of Munich, then the change to the rural stretch of highway A 81 via Herrenberg, Rottweil, Singen and across the border of Switzerland to Schaffhausen. From there, the day's route takes me on the A4 freeway via Zurich, along the eastern shore of Lake Zug, passing the towns of Küssnacht, Arth, Schwyz and Altdorf, before rejoining the A2 towards Lugano. The views, including the St. Gotthard, with its snow peaks, are breathtakingly beautiful. I also like the strong green in the valleys with its agricultural areas and the alpine meadows with its cattle farming. The drive on the A2 highway through the mountains, past Wassen, Andermatt, Airolo, Biasca to Bellinzola is a visual highlight, especially if you, like me, are used to only gently rolling hills from home. It's only a few more kilometers on the A2 via Lugano to the border with Italy. Because I left so early, I was able to cross the border absolutely free of traffic jams and without any waiting time. In Italy I fill the tank of my V-Strom as a precaution and look forward to every warm ray of sunshine that reaches me as I continue on the A9 around Milan. Because the night in Germany and the early morning hours in Switzerland, end of May, are still quite fresh.

After Milano, we always head towards Genoa, via Tortona, Novi and Busalla, along the A7 highway. The first view of Genoa with its large port, as well as the blue Mediterranean Sea, was as always very impressive, especially since the visibility was very clear on this day. I reach the port of Genoa at just before ten o'clock, having covered just under seven hundred kilometers. As I said, I drive carefully at night, moreover, the breaks for going to the toilet, the refueling time and the stops at the toll booths are included in the almost eight hours of travel time.

I bought the annual vignette for Switzerland for thirty-nine euros already at home, so I only had to pay the toll for the highway, of about seventeen euros, in Italy.

Since I had booked the ticket for the car ferry quite early, I paid less than two hundred and fifty euros on the ship of the shipping company Moby, for the transfer from Genoa to Olbia and back. The price included a double inside cabin for me alone, the transport of the motorcycle and of course the ferry costs of my person. On the outward journey, the ship was to depart at twenty-one fifteen and, according to the timetable, reach the port of Olbia at seven fifteen. At least two hours before the ship's departure, you had to check in and be ready to board the ferry hull, otherwise the ship would leave without you.

In Genoa, I immediately went to the dock of the car ferry of the shipping company Moby and found out about the embarkation on the spot. Then I drove on my V-Strom into the old town of Genoa to have a delicious lunch in a small cozy pizzeria. There was pizza with anchovies, garlic, olives and extra cheese. In addition, a mixed salad, to drink I ordered a large glass of water and a strong red wine, finally, I had vacation!

I left the motorcycle in the courtyard of the pizzeria and asked the host to keep an eye on it, which he did very gladly. The motorcycle clothing and the helmet I was allowed to leave with him in the restaurant, as long as I visit the old town of Genoa on foot. In this city I was already often and knew me a little, so there was not really much new to see, yet the walk did me good after the long ride.

After the small old town tour I returned again to a cappuccino in the pizzeria. Thanked the host for watching over me and then drove to the dock of the Moby. There the papers were checked and then I was allowed to drive immediately with the V-Strom over a large flap into the stern of the massive ship. Some ushers from the ship's crew directed me to my parking spot for my motorcycle and carefully lashed it down. With some carry-on luggage and a few groceries, as well as drinks, I made my way to my cabin. On the way I got at the reception still my electronic door key in the form of a debit card.

Arrived in the cabin, I was a little surprised, because I was immediately four beds at my own disposal, two down and two up. Between the beds was a small table installed and there were a few storage possibilities for small utensils. In addition, there was a cupboard in the cabin, as well as a desk with a chair. The orange life jackets were ready for all guests in a secured locker. The cabin was plain and simple, but appeared very clean, moreover, the white bedding invited to sleep. The air conditioning and all the switches and lights worked as one would expect. In the separate bathroom, just to the right of the entrance door to the cabin, there was a simple sink, a toilet, and a spacious shower with shower curtain. There were four bath towels / hand towels, as well as soap, shampoo and other utensils ready for me all alone in the bathroom. Without further ado, I settled in a little, took a refreshing shower and then enjoyed in my pajamas my brought food, as well as the Trollinger-Lemberger wine from my home.

In the meantime, the two massive loading ramps of the steel colossus closed and our ferry ship cast off. From the early arrival by motorcycle, the long day, the full stomach and maybe a little from the red wine, my eyes fell shut and I fell into a deep and sound sleep.