Most of us, north of the Channel, crave a bit of warmth. Some sun on our backs. Creates a bit of feel good factor. Helps us forget those long, cold winter nights. Makes us feel glad to be alive.
Sicily set a new highest temperature record last year. The way the daily temperatures are soaring, perhaps that record will be challenged this year.
With that in mind, we head inland. Seek out higher ground. Cooler winds. Make high up Paparanza Camping, our home for three nights. An enterprising hobby, started seven years ago by Filippo. It’s now his full time occupation. His life as a biologist, forsaken. Our pitch perfectly placed. Mount Etna can be seen rising mysteriously through the heat haze. With a pool on tap too, it feels good. We need it. The winds up here are hot. We factor 50 into any thoughts of being in the burning sun for too long.
Today’s Scooting excursion, a 58K round trip to Villa Romana del Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It ‘houses’ (not quite the most accurate term, as its footprint of 38,000 square feet, could easily accommodate twenty times the size of our house), one of the richest, largest, and varied collections of Roman mosaics in the world. Every internal and external room exquisitely and uniquely decorated.
Our return Scoot plans to include a stop off at Piazza Armerina. A hillside labyrinth looking too pretty to pass by. Once on top and inside, it’s not so pretty. An almost run down melancholy fills the air. Compensated occasionally by small gems of it’s former glory.
Our table top of the town lunch of sardine pasta and vegetable flan with cheese fondue, offers up a couple of its better views.
I have had cousin Jane staying for a week and my phone conked out and now I have a tablet and I can see your lovely holiday much better what a wonderful time you are having it looks amazing you won’t want to come back love Yvonne X
We’ll always want to come back Yvonne. I had wondered about your phone. Can you use the tablet as if it’s a phone? Same number? Glad you’re enjoying our trip too! Today is the half way point, so I guess we must now be heading back home! It’s been in the high 30s today, so we’re melting a little and so will be moving back down to the coast tomorrow as we head towards Syracuse. Lots of love xx