In Italy, but only just...

Trip Start Apr 08, 2006
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Trip End Oct 07, 2006


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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Eric We left Roma early on Monday morning, got straight onto Roma ring road and soon got lost! Eventually found the exit for Napoli. We chose not to use the autostrada thinking that the normal road would be more interesting and less traffic jam....wrong choice!
Back into the crazy traffic driving all day and covering only 350 kms. Eventually found our way past Napoli (which is a very large City) and settled into a camping site near Sorrento.
As if it was not enough for the day, we then proceeded to visit Pompei, another 3 hours walking through the ruins of the ancient city.
Today we decided to ride a few more kms. To make up for the time lost in Switzerland. We left Sorrento at 7 am and rode our bikes along the road carved into a rocky cliff with spectacular coastal views and leading to Almafi. It took us 2.5 hours to cover 25 km of winding narrow road staying between first and second gear as we could not go faster then 40 km/h.due to continuous curves and very heavy traffic 21 Pompei Local
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As we progressively rode out of the rocky area we continued on to Paestrum then inland to Papaccio, Atena Lucana, Montemurro, Policoro and finished up at Metaponto about 120 ks from Brindisi.
We have been 11 hrs on the road, covered 372 km. and it is now 10 pm.
Total distance travelled so far: 2453 km.
I am knackered!
Tomorrow is good bye Italy and good day Greece
21 June- Got up early this morning, left Metaponto at 8.30 am, rode 122 km. to Brindisi via Taranto. Good road, hot day, blue sky.
Here at the port to catch the 11 am ferry. Tried to get our carnets stamped at the customs but got the usual thumb down....not interested....too hard work...try Turkey..who cares! Greece here we come...
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atavosa
atavosa on Jun 25, 2006 at 07:57PM

Bula
Hey Bula to you 3. Hope everything is going on well and keep on praying for your trip Mele.

God Bless

Apo

orby101
orby101 on Jun 26, 2006 at 02:35AM

Travel warning
Glad to hear you had the good sense to get out of Italy whilst you still can. The socceroos play Italy in 8 hours and when we win (note the confidence in this sentence) it may not be safe for Australians to be in Italy for approx. 4 years. We whopped Greece but that was only a friendly match so it shouldn't matter as much, still don't take chances. Suggest you pretend not to know anything about football - suggest you indicate that we use oblong balls in Australia.

Keep having fun. We are all living vicariously through you so make it good.

Pete

orby01
orby01 on Jun 29, 2006 at 10:03PM

Message from your inspired grandson!
Hi granpear, mel aNd muk, tHis is kYle. dAdie boUgt me a nue bIke aNd i am cOmin oVer to joIn u. i aLmost got tHe fRont doOr opeN tHis mawniNg so sHouldnT bE loNg noW. i wIl brIng Jake two becaUse he is phUnny. MumMy and dAddie sAy thEy miS u to aNd hoPe u stae sAfe.

By by foUr nOw

Luv KyLe

ailini
ailini on Jul 1, 2006 at 10:20AM

Hey you guys
Enjoying your tales so much that it makes me want to go back too. I must learn to ride again! You will have to make it to NZ one day so we can catch up for real! Forever the traveller huh.

Would love to meet you Mel one day...
Eileen, Ryan and Megan

ailini
ailini on Jul 1, 2006 at 10:22AM

Hey you guys
Don't know if you got my message...it kind of disappeared. If not too bad...just wanted to say that I am enjoying your tales so much...hope to see you in NZ one day and I can't wait to hear more in detail.
Eileen

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