At the transit Kota Kinabalu, check the body temperature, disinfectant solution, interview and strict caution. The Japanese are infected countries and are particularly severe. There are few masks at the airport that entered Malaysia. In Rome, which arrived the next day, I was surprised at the complete no-check. The mask I prepared is still sleeping on the bottom of my bag.

Enchanted by the elegant appearance of spreading pink wings and flying in the land of Cagliari. The shallows are full of shellfish debris to feed on. This is a paradise for flamingos.

Influenza epidemic worldwide. It is reported that the number of infected people has exceeded 10,000. On May 22, 2009, all schools in Osaka and Hyogo announced a one-week closure. This trip is to stop at Borneo Island on the way back, so we stayed overnight in Kuala Lumpur via Kota Kinabalu.

Mattanza (tuna fishing)

Via Cagliari (state capital) on Sardinia. San Pietro Island is another 1 hour and 30 minutes from here, and the boarding time is a long journey of 21 hours in total. We stopped by on the way to the Island where pink flamingos live in the swamps around Cagliari.

Cagliari's Pink Flamingo

Cagliari cityscape on Sardinia

 

Freshly caught tuna

Landed tuna

Street performer

Tuna festival

Carloforte mural

Carloforte mural

Cagliari's Pink Flamingo

It seems that there is a long-awaited Mattanza (tuna fishing) on the 27th, which is scheduled to stay for 9 days due to flight reasons. This depends on the weather and the tuna. You can't understand unless you go. Expectations for visiting the Islands of "Tuna".

The purpose of the Island is "Giro tonno" (tuna festival). From May 29th to June 2nd, 2009. World tuna cooking contest will be held. Stalls and street performers gather in the center of the Island, "Carlo Fonte," and the festival is lively.

Prologue