Not sure if this is going to work or not. No WiFi here and relying on the 3G on the iPad with variable signal.
So briefly then. I obviously got to Trieste without too much fuss. Bus to Bari Airport, my usual getting there early and hanging around the airport for ages. Luggage allowance of 15kgs and I weighed in at 15.3!!
Chris picked me up at the airport and we drove down to heaven ( with a couple of things detracting from that title which shall become obvious). The house here is down a very steep cliff and negotiating the stony/ pebbly track followed by the steep steps (65) with case and hands full of bags was a nightmare. Fortunately Chris was fantastic. The house perches up over the beach with more steps down to the water.
We sat on the balcony and had a wine….enter spoiler number 2…..the fucking zanzare…biting me all over the place. God I hate mosquitoes with a passion. Anyway we went down to the beach for a most glorious evening swim in crystal clear Mediterranean water. Totally bliss!! The beach itself is nothing to write home about(even though I am). It is just rocks and getting into the water is challenging over these rocks but once in the warm water there is nothing as blissful.
Chris made a clam spaghetti for dinner which went down very well with a tonne of white wine. Then off to bed to ensure the mozzies got a good meal for the night. It is so hot at night too.
This morning we had a pre-breakfast swim….again as close to heaven as it gets. A nice brekky on the balcony, tranquility only shattered by a small child having a temper tantrum. The beach in front of the house is as close to a private beach as it gets although used by the neighbours( who have a spoilt brat of a child).
We’re now off into Trieste…and maybe find some rock shoes for me (Chris has some….very handy I think. Probably for Sicily as well!!)
Now to see if this gets to you.