18 & 19 March 2022 I have let the readers down. I promised daily updates and did not deliver. Barry pointed it out this morning. Apologies. 18 March 2022 Back on the road. We grab the hire car and head into the mountains. We plan to hit the coast just south of Pescara and work…
Category: Italy
Day 96 – Steak
17 March 2022 I wake up and I feel like I have a hangover. Which is a shame, because I didn’t earn a hangover. If you feel like garbage in the morning, you at least deserve the enjoyment of the night before. My brain is working at about 70%. Coffee at the new regular. Three…
Day 95 – Surgeon
16 March 2022 Not much on today. A visit to the surgeon to find out what the next steps for Shell’s finger will be. Walk to Salavator Mundi International Hospital. Spring is here. The temperature is already in the mid-teens. It is nice to be in the sun wearing only a t-shirt. Obviously, I am…
Day 94 – Rome
15 March 2022 We fell asleep with the fire burning low. It got down to -4 C last night but the room stayed warm. Breakfast is provided. They take their COVID seriously here. It is a buffet breakfast, but we cannot serve ourselves. We have to point out what we want and the sole staff…
Day 93 – Abruzzo
14 March 2022 Pepe woke me up at 5.00 am. He meowed at our door, padded upstairs, meowed there, padded down to our door. Repeat. He either got what he wanted or I fell asleep. There is something pleasant about being woken by an animal. Breakfast provided. A feast for ten. It is just the…
Day 91 & 92 – Not Naples and the Amalfi Coast
12 & 13 March 2022 Saturday – The plan was Naples. Plans change. People tell us Naples is stunning. Must see. When Shell tells me she is not interested in the hectic pace of the city, I am happy. We grab some breakfast and discuss alternate plans. We are on the same page, mountains. “Cities,…
Day 90 – Pompeii
11 March 2022 Pompeii has always been on our list of places to visit. An ancient civilization with archaeological significance sounds good. An ancient civilization with archaeological significance wiped out by a catastrophic natural disaster, perfect. “Even with all our technology and the inventions that make modern life so much easier than it once was,…
Day 89 – Dragoni
10 March 2022 We decided to stay outside of Naples. The buzz of a city wears on the senses. Our brief respite in Tuscany is a distant memory. I love Rome, it is dirty and busy, but the city has a soul. Absence makes you fonder. A change is as good as a holiday, even…
Day 88 – Reveal
9 March 2022 Up early. Breakfast and off to our regular coffee. The original regular, not the new regular. The original regular is on the way to Salvator Mundi International Hospital. Today we see what is under the bandage. Coffee is good. There is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. I give it a pat…