Bonsoir,
I spent a good deal of the past two days speaking French. The problem is that though I studied it for years, my vocabulary is miniscule so it only worked but so well and then fell to pieces just at the important parts. Randa…
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Palermo horses, graffiti, and this and that finale.
Tunisia road trip preview
Aslam,
Randal picked up our rental car and headed out of town vaguely knowing how to get to El Jem, our first destination. Some of the road signs made sense and some were like those old Visa commercials where the couple trades their camera…
Street Scenes and Eating in Palermo # 2
Aslama
As soon as I hit, SEND, it’s off to the shower and get packed and ready to hit the Tunisian roads. Not 100% sure where we’re going but ..south probably to Al Djem and the Roman ruins first. Then we’ll see. …
Strolling and Eating # 1
Hi all,
We’re meeting new pals Jo (short for Joan) and Mick (short for Michael) for dinner at 7 pm. Tomorrow we’re off to see Tunisia. So I’m trying to rush through my Palermo photos before we go. So they’re a bit hithe…
Four Corners, The fountain and two churches next door
Asalam Alaykum,
We are as far north as you can be and still be in Africa. But I’ve never been to Africa before so this counts. Funny enough though, last night was the first rain we’ve seen since before we left Turkey appare…
Palermo # 3 Palermo Cathedral and the Gesu and lunch
Ciao
My OmniaCom Italia prepaid Internet connection stopped working this morning. I bought it to download some video for my sister and to finish writing these Palermo emails. We still have time on our dongle but that means sharing an…
D & D Nagle aboard MV DavidEllis: SailBlogs 2013-06-29 07:42:34
Lee, Shearwater is 30 miles off the entrance to Honolulu (Ala Wai) with 30 mile visibility and benign conditions, so we’re going (Continued…)
29 June UTC Report
present position: 20deg 44.9′ N 159deg 31.5′ W, COG 071, SOG 5.1kts (Continued…)
28 June 1200 UTC Report
present position: 20deg 20.’ 6N 160deg 43.3′ W, COG 068, SOG 6.8kts (Continued…)
Mount Etna
Buona note,
I’ve written about our road trip, not how it happened, but writing first about my favorites. Enna, then S. Stefano di Camastra, Villa Romana and Piazza Armerina and finally Mt. Etna. Of them all my least favorite destin…
