I set out of Tremoli at 8 am, excited to head to France. According to my map it was going to take about eleven hours to drive all the way to Arles France, just outside the national park I wanted to get a look at. 11 hours on the map, I figured I’d do it … More Made it to France!
Up until now I’ve been holding off on going to dinner. I did have a pizza in Mattinata that was delicious but the restaurants along the shore were mostly very expensive and I didn’t feel like walking home from a restaurant at 11. So, now that I’m here in Tremoli I’ve managed to find some … More Italian food
After a bit more rigamarole in Foggia I was excited to put that part of Italy behind me and I went straight north to a smaller coastal town called Tremoli. Tremoli is the primary staging ground for ferries to the four Tremiti islands, about an hour off the coast of Italy and, I hoped, somewhat … More Termoli and Tremiti
Just one update. The car is well over halfway back to perfect but it turns out the mechanics only had a replacement for the big window, not the little accent window next to the passenger side mirror. In impressive creativity and telling generosity the grinding I heard while watching the broom lady was them cutting … More Car repair update
Well I left the Mattinata campground this morning with many a thank you’s! They were really terrific to me, despite the language barrier. The next stop was the Foggia Suzuki dealer and mechanic to get the car fixed up so I can get back on the road! Of course, my phone’s data plan is acting … More Car repair
I have a somewhat nostalgic idea of camping from growing up in the wilds of Maine, but nothing I’d seen at a campground in the states prepared me for European camping! As near as I can tell the Europeans, or I should specify, the Italians I’ve met here at Mattinata, view a tent site much … More Camping in Europe
Let me follow up that last post with something quick and fun. I was walking along the beach waiting for restaurants to open (at 8:30!) when I happened along an elderly gentleman fishing for a local restaurant. I sat and watched him for a while and saw him pull in a beautiful octopus and an … More Fishing!
So as my last post suggested, I spent my first day in Italy first in Bari, where my boat landed and then headed north towards Gargano national park. I spent the night at a campground just outside of the park in a small town called Mattinata. That first evening I spent some time in town … More Problems
So this topic deserves more, perhaps I’ll do a big comparison at the end of my trip but I just wanted to show a few photos of some of the food I’ve had so far and talk about a few other dishes that stood out. Here’s a picture of my first snack in Athens before … More And a quick post about food
A little overdue but I have good Internet so here are some photos left over from Greece! Awesome sun protection gear! Trees growing along the ground due to extremely strong winds! Johannes and Clinton at work. Note our boat way down the slope! An island largely denuded by goats. The lizards were still there but … More Some last photos from Greece
Colin Donihue 