Sleep over in burned forest or the perfect spot

Sardinia, September 2019

Today , Friday 20th of september 2019, we are having the largest protests held with Fridays for Future against climate change in more then 150 countries due to the upcoming Climate Summit of the United Nations.

As there are no signalized hiking trails in Sardinia, i decided to walk cross country depending only on my GPS and trekking experience i gained over the last twenty years. Therefore i am able to explore the country side where nobody would really walk through. Sometimes i get lost. For instance, that one day i had to spend the night in a forest after a recent fire as the sun was disappearing and i had no time left to reach another place to put my tent up. I am told by a peasant that the fire was initiated by some money chasing people to eradicate woodland for construction site or simple jealousy in territory issues.

This trip has been one of the most adventurous in terms of unpredictability. I absolutely had no idea where i was going or how i would end up the day. Flora and fauna is very familiar to me which makes me feel at ease. Water resources are spare. So that is the only problem to handle with care. But i do live from figs, grapes, nuts and here and there a tomatoe from the field, or a water melon heated up by the sun. It‘s enough for me, enjoying loneliness and abstinence. I love my self sufficiency.

I get to know quite a few areas around the island, both the high mountains in the east coast and center, as the deserted beaches and cliff walks on the west coast. The south was not too interesting and the north is too far away. Either i take buses, trains or hitch hike the main roads. But walking is the royal discipline for me, that is crystal clear.

La Dolce Vita