The start of the drive wasn't much fun: the visibility was appalling because of the weather, and it seems the road south is being improved because it was mostly one long roadwork. A huge amount of money must be being spent because it involves cutting new tunnels through hillsides and new bridges flying across gorges; if we could have seen anything other than rain and cloud, I reckon the views would have been glorious. But we finally got to Italy's toe; and after a short car ferry hop across its Straits, we arrived in Sicily. It was still raining, and the roadworks had come with us (these were the worst roads so far); but at least it was only a short drive to our chosen starting campsite right on a north shore beach.
It certainly feels early season: there are very few people here, and in what is clearly a summer beach resort, most things are closed. But the landscape is beautiful; the beach was still fun for Jemima (even in this weather); and we had a truly delicious mixed seafood platter in the only open restaurant. Good food and wine, as usual, are enough to make me happy; and weirdly, I do enjoy the cosiness of motorhome life in this weather (although this was tested when we got back to Beatrix to realise Jemima had posted a piece of paper into the CD/DVD player slot - no Game of Thrones tonight).
And so to bed, to even more rain. Fingers crossed Kevin hasn't driven 1700 miles for this. But the forecast for tomorrow is better; there are no more massive driving stints required; and we have Sicily to explore (as well as a CD/DVD player to fix)...
Sala Consolina Ovest to Marinello, Sicily (it took a lot longer because of the weather):
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