Saturday, July 28, 2012

Jerry's Beach and Bar

We managed to get to Jerry's Beach and Bar (Cala Juncu) twice in our Sardinia trip this July.  This is really our favorite beach in Sardinia (which means it is our favorite beach...  period.)  Similar in size and shape to the "Albany" beach in east of Cedarville but with warm sea water, no black flies and Jerry's.


As with most beaches in Italy, there is a concession that rents beach chairs and umbrellas.  From our perspective this is a nice option.  We're not so inclined to drag 60 pounds of coolers and beach items across sand dunes simply to save a few bucks.  But Jerry's really kicks it up a notch.  Rather than the typical range of sandwiches and small salads that most of these concessions offer, Jerry makes real Italian meals available.


So when you have gotten bored with your book and people watching, you can simply walk up to Jerry's little snack bar and have a wonderful plate of food along with a cold beer or nice glass of wine. On our last visit I had a wonderful shrimp scampi pasta.   On our first visit in 2010 I had an octopus and potato salad.  Actually I was a little apprehensive ordering something like that at a beach bar more or less in the middle of nowhere...  but I was really impressed.  It was amazing.


Of course we don't want to get in a rut so we do like to explore other beaches while we are on the island, but if we have the opportunity to return for a week in Sardinia, we will definitely spend at least two of the days at Jerry's.