Day 59 — Etna smoking and a free ride home
Hugo had a 09:15 meeting, so we only left the apartment at 10:50. We decided to take the walking road down to Taormina. Turning the corner at the St George church, the big one, we [...]
Day 58 — An empty bus at dawn and a town on a rock
Another transfer day. We got up super early to walk the 1 km back to the station with our bags. The plan was the 06:27 replacement bus. In the dawn light we were the only [...]
Days 56–57 — Chasing sunset through the Valley of the Temples
Monday started as a workday. Hugo had a meeting at about 09:15, while Caro washed some clothes. We ate the salami, cheeses and other things bought the previous evening for brunch, then had more of [...]
Day 55 — Two trains, a bus and 131 steps
Sunday was moving day again. We checked out at about 10:00 and started walking through some of Cefalù's narrower side streets and archways with our big bags. We stopped at a bakery and [...]
Days 53–54 — Dodging storms and one very large gelato brioche
Friday was a full office day for Hugo. After work we went for another swim. There were clouds around, so it was a little cooler than the previous day, but the water was still very [...]
Day 52 — A migration of wheeled suitcases into Cefalù
Today was a moving day again. For the first time it seemed like everything would work out smoothly. We could check out by 10:00, walk or catch a bus to the train station, arrive in [...]
Day 51 — Cappuccinos, Capo Market and Cavalleria rusticana
Wednesday started with the realisation that we had a room but no kitchen supplies. We had not yet visited a grocery shop and did not even have milk for coffee. Luckily, there was a small [...]
Day 50 — Sold-out buses, a random lift and Palermo in the rain
We had planned to take the train from Castellammare del Golfo to Palermo. We generally prefer travelling by train, even if getting to the train is sometimes more complicated than the actual journey. On Monday [...]
Day 49 — Plan B boat to Zingaro
Monday began with coffee and some of the little filled croissants our host had left for us. Almost immediately afterwards, a message arrived saying that our boat trip had been cancelled. They offered to move [...]