We got up bright and early on our second-to-last day in Sardinia and booked it from Cannigione up to Palau, where we drove right on to a ferry to La Maddalena, largest town of the Arcipelago di la Maddalena and jumping-off point for boat tours to the other, smaller islands. Unfortunately when we got there it was too windy and the water was too choppy for the boats to be going out, so we had to DIY an island tour of the two drivable islands instead (Isola Maddalena and Isola Caprera). There's a causeway from Isola Maddalena over to Isola Caprera, and I was glad we went -- at the bottom of Isola Caprera there's a narrow isthmus with views of the bay on both sides. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. (That's me in the top picture, swimming on the northern side of said isthmus. I wasn't going to let a little wind get in the way of being in the water, though once I got in I sure didn't want to get out and face cool wind and blowing sand.)
Possibly the greatest part of the town of La Maddalena, beyond the wonderful old houses and storefronts: pistachio amaretti cookies. Look at that green! We got them at Pasticceria Manunta on Via Amendola 27, opposite where all the day-trip boats are docked, and were kicking ourselves for having only bought two when we could have had dozens.
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