Sardinia in May Day 4 Beaches: Iscràios in Posada and Capo Comino Spiaggia delle Dune in Siniscola

The morning starts exceptionally well but then deteriorates due to something I have to do online which despite careful planning should have been done the evening before. It was not a good idea to give into my sleepiness. Still, thanks to Andrea's patience and only 5 pounds worse off, we are in the car for ten o'clock and heading south. We stop at Eurospin in Budoni, a good idea because it's brand new, has a good range of local products and a gastronomia section where we buy two Arancini. Yes, typical of Sicily but never mind.

We next turn off towards spiaggia Iscràios, down a deeply rutted and deserted dirt road. I'm therefore a little alarmed to find 4 campervans at the end of it, all dark colours with headlights blazing and coming in my direction. They stop to let me pass and I realize they are four French couples who found a quiet place to spend the night in an area not so keen on motorhomes. That leaves the carpark (free) to us and a couple of kids (seriously or am I getting old) using the car park and run-up road as a free trial park. Appropriate at least. There's a wooden footbridge over the stream to the beach, which is spectacular. Empty, windy, steep, big waves, yellow poppies and other flowers and great views of Posada on its hilltop.

It also has a picnic area with a number of clean benches sheltered from the wind and the sun under the pine trees. So, after a short walk we decide to have an early lunch while the Arancini are still warm. It's a very pleasant place, you can't see the sea but it's pretty and relaxing. After our picnic and coffee from a flask we get back into the car and continue south. Our first stop is in La Caletta, where there are a few stalls because the village is celebrating the Madonna di Fatima. The beach is long and white but windy so we carry on south to the area of Capo Comino, heading for the Spiaggia delle dune. The car park is free and enormous and empty except for four or five cars, less than five minutes to the beach, which is spectacular, a natural beach, the white sand and large dunes behind, not the best dunes I've ever seen, those were at Bolonia beach in Spain, although those of Chia and Porto Pino in Sardegna are also fantastic, but these could be classified as very nice dunes. 

The sea is well, I shan't repeat myself, there are large areas of seaweed which are essential for protecting the beach and the dunes behind it from erosion by the waves. We find some shade and rest a while then continue our walk south towards the bigger dunes at the far end. There's a bar - il Moletto - so we stop for a coffee: one cafè lungo and one decaf cappucino costs 3.50 euros, cheap considering the position and the view. Il Moletto doubles as a smart restaurant specialising in Cruditès and a snack bar offering coffee and drinks for hikers, bikers and cyclists. After a rest, we continue our walk along the remains of the old Roman road 

as far as the Capo Comino lighthouse, officially 15 minutes but it takes us longer with detours down to the rocks, photos etc. The lighthouse has some graffiti and the path continues, but we decide to turn back, stopping to examine an anthill specialised in processing yellow flower petals. Back at the dunes I realise I'm missing my fleece, so I go back for it. Luckily some walkers had found it and were heading back to the bar with it.

Nearly back towards the car we stop to sunbathe, paddle and rest. The sun is lower in the sky and warming and relaxing and it's difficult to find the willpower to leave until nearly 7p.m. Driving back is a pleasure, the mellow evening light, empty roads, we stop on the way at the morning's Eurospin and then eat and crash into bed, another tiring but splendid day.