day 9 - aug 13th

though it was in the bay and the water didn't look particularly inviting, we swam down around the corner and saw some of the coolest things on the trip! tons of sea cucumbers, giant clams, abalone shells, a little freshwater river coming in with hermit crabs and baby flounder.

we made our way in to olbia, passing the giant ferries and cruise boats we'd seen last night.

how our fish are farmed, right along with boat repair shops:

there's more in this older post, including the largest sloop in the world.

i really like this picture
and this old man was fishing right there for these little tiny fish. when he caught his first one he took out a plastic grocery store bag, headed down the steps to the water, filled it up and put the fish in. then he brought the bag back up and hung it inside this little hole in the cement dock, and proceeded to fill his bag with fish.



we went into town, a touristy place but not as fancy as the last one, and had great gelato and a late night, and realized i'd lost my wallet. last used for postcards it ottiolu ...