Sardinia
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4. The snake
The pleasant roaring of waves woke me up from a deep
and deserved sleep. The beams of the morning sun have
already warmed up our igloo tent. I got out of my hot
sleeping bag, woke up Ana and rushed unzipping the tent
door to see how Sardinia looked live, since we had
arrived to Sardinia yesterday by night. The camp was
almost empty. There was only a German couple having a
breakfast on the other side. The camp terraces were
covered with brown needles. There was a couple of tanned
Sardinians sweeping leaves off shiny white stairs. I
looked in direction where the roaring was coming from,
and through pine trees I could see the glimmering sea. I
grabbed my camera and in an instant we were both on the
other side of the pine trees, where the camp ended. And
what a magnificent view! The bay embraced with a perfect
sandy beech and covered by a crystal clear blue sky...
an unforgettable sight. And not a soul anywhere, just
nice sandy cart track winding up and down along the
coast with several singletracks daring us to try...
After cereals and cocoa we have struck our tent,
packed everything in the car and got ready for the first
Sardinian ride. We wanted to try Sardinian terrain right
away and we were not disappointed. The cart track was
just perfect, dusty, fast and fun. It was as difficult
as snow in some parts with a lot of sand. There were a
lot of roots, crossing the way, which were also scaring
us. Since from a distance they looked as snakes, just
the same as the one we'd just seen. Yes, we almost
stepped on a snake. It really scared us. It was green-yellow
colored and we did not know at the time that it was not poisonous.
We knew that in Corsica, which we also visited later,
there were no poisonous animals. This information was in
an ordinary tourist book guide (Inside Pocket Guide).
But in the guide for Sardinia it was nothing about
dangerous animals. Well, we hoped that it was the same
as in Corsica, but were not sure. So, when we got back
to the camp, we asked those Sardinians about the snakes
and they just laughed. They told us that the snake we'd
just seen was the only kind snake that one could see here and
that it was not poisonous. They also told us that there
were no dangerous animals in Sardinia, which was also
confirmed by Roberto later. We were really relieved and
then ready to explore the Sardinian land without holding
back.
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