We sailed past the Costa Smerelda (the Emerald Coast), where all the celebrities and wealthy keep their fabulous McMansions and mega yachts.

We tucked around the corner into the Golfo Aranci (Gulf of Oranges). It boasted an underwater modern art museum that was a bit underwhelming, but fun to visit by dinghy and snorkel for an afternoon.

Underwater fishbone sculpture
Uhhh??
Living sculpture?

One of the best parts of this anchorage were the dolphins that came to visit around sunset. So many people were ashore having dinner, and dolphins were casually swimming around all our boats. I don’t care how common dolphins are, I will never be tired of them.

Golfo Aranci “Song of the Mermaid”

As we were coming ashore one day, I managed to catch a photo of a mermaid statue in the harbor. When we came back to the dinghy at the end of the day, the statue was gone! After some careful googling, we learned that it rises from the sea twice a day to show herself, and we were lucky to be there at one of those times. A wonderful and unique greeting to locals, fishermen, and tourists.