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Looking
toward Carloforte, Sardinia, from the floating dock where we tied up. |
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Southern
coast of Sardinia. |
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A
typical street in the town of Carloforte, Sardinia. |
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Motoring
along the coast of Sardinia. |
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View
across the small bay while anchored at Pula. |
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Local
boats near shore at Pula. |
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David
walks along the ancient Roman road in the archeological site known as Nora
in Pula. |
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Ruins of the Phoenician and Roman city of Nora in Pula, Sardinia. |
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Storms
washed some of the Roman ruins into the bay at Pula. |
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Artifacts
at Nora archeological site. |
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View
of Cabo di Pula from the Nora archeological site. |
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A
stone floor built by Phoenicians was found underneath the Roman ruins at
Nora. |
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The
ruins of a temple to the God Tanit at Nora. |
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Lion
statue, part a pair, which stood at the city gates in Sant Antioco in the
6th Century BC. |
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The
symbol of the God Tanit depicted on an iron gate at the archeological
museum in Sant Antioco. |
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Color
swatches of the dye produced by the Murex (rock whelk). The one on
the lower left was part of a pink theme during our driving tour. |
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A
quick (and crooked) snapshot of pink flamingos in the distance near the
Phoenician-age causeway between Sardinia and what used to be the island of
Sant Antioco. |
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Even
our rental car was a pinkish color that day! |
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Terracotta
funeral urns at the Phoenician necropolis at Sant Antioco. |
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View
from the necropolis of the archeology museum in Sant Antioco looking
toward Sardinia. |
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View
out the harbor entrance in Arbatax, Sardinia. |
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A
windy, choppy day in the Arbatax marina. Gyatso is berthed
inside of the boat on the right. |
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Some
of the many beautiful shades of blue reflected in the water on the coast
of Sardinia. |
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Red
Rocks in Arbatax, Sardinia. |
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One
of the Pontine Islands during our crossing from Sardinia to mainland
Italy. |
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Approaching
Gaeta, Italy at the end of our 200 mile passage from Sardinia. |
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