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Sardinia


Before our Scandinavia trip, we were able to squeeze in a trip to Sardinia to visit our friends Eric and Caroline.  They are good friends that we met in Amsterdam.  They moved back to the US earlier this year but have a home in Sardinia.  Their daughter, Ophelia, was in Sam's class (Ophelia's nickname for him is "Samsel" which is what he will be referred to in this post going forward).  Ophelia's brother, Jackson, is a little younger but also good pals with Samsel.  

More Sardinia photos here:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/qjTWXxXijvMr37xY9

It is difficult to describe or show in photos the view. Their house is built into the cliffs so there is no obstruction to the view of the sea.





The other sibling, Shammy the dog:


And cliff jumping!  Not me but here is a picture Eric took of Samsel doing his first real cliff jump.  And me in the lower left corner terrified. 😧 Despite an angle that caused an uncomfortable face-first approach, it was a success!



There are hiking trails all throughout the area and through where Eric and Caroline's house is.  So you can just walk up their driveway and start a hike!  The inclines are serious and the views amazing. 


Checking heights:



The morning of the day we flew out we hit up a local water park:



This crew is serious about card games, even when at water parks:





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