{"id":2368,"date":"2025-10-12T18:57:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T00:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/?p=2368"},"modified":"2025-10-12T18:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T00:57:22","slug":"la-maddalena-sardinia-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/?p=2368","title":{"rendered":"La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Maddalena is an area off the northeast coast of the island of Sardinia, essentially being islands off the main island. Part of the islands are a designated national park and protected area. This was an outstanding choice for today&#8217;s ride. Just beautiful water and beaches everywhere you looked.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CC4E19A7-457F-476E-B4CB-D97856EA8F78_1_201_a.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2420\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Water transfer out to the islands for our ride.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AE20025A-BDD2-40E8-AD23-13DB641FDF79_1_201_a.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2421\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View from above.  Seen in the distance is the main island of Sardinia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/61691AE8-4048-4149-8D50-D06843C58943_1_201_a.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2422\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Partial coastline image looking north to Corsica.  If Corsica wasn&#8217;t shrouded in clouds it would be clearly visible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54CEB939-98C9-4125-9EEA-3D4C645ED5C1_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54CEB939-98C9-4125-9EEA-3D4C645ED5C1_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54CEB939-98C9-4125-9EEA-3D4C645ED5C1_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54CEB939-98C9-4125-9EEA-3D4C645ED5C1_1_105_c-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54CEB939-98C9-4125-9EEA-3D4C645ED5C1_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A tranquil little bay along the ride.  It seems like the perfect spot for an overnight, as a couple of yachts have discovered.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C9E02110-D8C2-4052-A348-6F72E8BB120C_1_201_a.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2424\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the plentiful beaches here.  I had to keep stopping for pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3BE88209-1F74-4299-BCDE-3F891C4413AB_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3BE88209-1F74-4299-BCDE-3F891C4413AB_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3BE88209-1F74-4299-BCDE-3F891C4413AB_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3BE88209-1F74-4299-BCDE-3F891C4413AB_1_105_c-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A more popular beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/E8805827-08A0-47DD-894A-47F7B89B0278_1_201_a.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2428\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wherever I go here I&#8217;m always reminded of where I am, Italia.  Classic Vespas for hire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25D79D9C-604E-467F-A252-1AEC86BE4ED8_1_201_a.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2427\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The awesome track back to our aquatic transfer. Today&#8217;s ride was truly different from the prior few days, and far less life-threatening as there was little if any road traffic here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After six days of riding I say goodbye tomorrow to my fellow bikers.  I have rented a car and plan to explore Sardinia for the remainder of my time on the island.  Keep you posted in a few days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Maddalena is an area off the northeast coast of the island of Sardinia, essentially being islands off the main island. Part of the islands are a designated national park and protected area. This was an outstanding choice for today&#8217;s ride. Just beautiful water and beaches everywhere you looked. After six days of riding I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/?p=2368\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2368"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2436,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368\/revisions\/2436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}