Sardinia: Day 1 and 2

Our first two days in Sardinia were a contrast of relaxation and activity. On our first day we decided to take a break from rushing around and stay low key. We slept in and had lunch at the Lu Jaddu restaurant which is next to the complex where we are staying.  The food was good and the place fairly deserted.  October 1st is the official end of the tourist season here. We checked in at the reception and signed up for a boat tour later in the week and drove into the nearest town called Cannigione. A little window shopping, a little gelato, and a couple bags of groceries pretty much used up our limited energy for the day.   We drove back home for a nice dinner of fresh pasta and salad followed by a bit of reading and the promise to be more energetic tomorrow.
Day 2 was a road trip day. Our first stop was a couple hours away near a lake called Laga di Liscia where a small grove of ancient wild olive trees called "Olivastro Millenario di Carana" can be found.  There are two very old trees including one estimated at 2,000 years old and another at 4,000 years old. While not very tall, they are massive collections of crazy trunks and gnarled branches.   Despite the fact that neither of us find olives tasty, we were impressed with these arboreal giants. Back in the "panda" we drove to the town of Aggius where we toured two museums.  The first was a place dedicated to the history of the "banditos" of the area called Museo del Baditismo. The bandits started off mostly as poor folks that couldn't pay their taxes and later the movement gradually became filled with criminals and outlaws. It was a fairly depressing story of government persecution and local resistance. The majority of the exhibit consisted of guns of all shapes and sizes.
The second museum was called Museo Etnografico Meoc which is a culture museum of the Gallura region and the largest in Sardinia.  This was filled with representations of traditional Sardinian home life and craftsmanship.  Highlighted in particular were the making of bread,  the harvesting of cork, and weaving of carpets and blankets. Sardinia is responsible for 80% of the cork produced in Italy and it takes 50 years before the first batch of high quality "female" cork can be harvested.
Filled with local history and culture,  we drove home and stopped at our favorite restaurant to fill ourselves with local pizza (and in my case beer as well). Another successful tour day in Sardegna.