Month: May 2018

That was a very quiet night in the lay-by …no cars on the road, just the sound of birds tweeting. We were on a bit of a tilt though, which couldn’t be rectified with the ramps. Set off inland to

During the night, about 2:30 am, there was much activity to be heard out on the road. Lorries were pulling up, lots of shouting and banging around etc. By morning it seemed like the road had been transformed into city

Well, it’s back to trousers and jumpers and coats today, but we are three quarters of the way up Mount Etna! Drove up late morning looking for a suitable place to park, ready to watch the Giro d’Italia tomorrow. The

We decided to catch a bus up to Taormina this morning. This is a totally alien concept to Guy as he doesn’t like to share transport with ‘the great unwashed!’ Fortunately, the passengers were all washed. The bus driver, however,

Not much to write home about today. It was really hot this morning, but got cooler and windier throughout the day. Guy has had really bad toothache for a couple of days. He’s been using clove oil and taking painkillers,

We left our gypsy encampment this morning after draining our grey water and missing the drain – oops! Our water seems to come out in a totally different place to everyone else’s and it’s not always possible to get close

It was lovely waking up to the sound of the sea – such a perfect spot. Drove about 10 miles round the coast to Tropea, which was spectacular…the best place we’ve been to so far in Italy. Parked under some

Because Guy had had two and a half days rest on a campsite, he chose the smallest, wriggliest, narrowest road he could find for a challenging drive up through the Sila National Park. Add in some tiny village streets, 8

A botanical theme to most of tonight’s pictures 🌸 egged on by the wife Guy took some shots of the wild flowers in the woods at the back of the campsite. We got up really late this morning as there

Felt quite hot and stuffy last night. We even put the fan on at one point. Luckily it was cooler in the lounge bit where Rufus is, as there are more vents to open. Got our three loads of washing