Emergergy action

Wednesday 4th September

Local birds take off just a mile or two along the beach from us.

Early morning after a stroll along the seashore, breakfast and tidying up around our awning my back starting to give me warning signs of trouble ahead. Immediately I retreated to the van's passenger seat (!) and Marilena went into action. Singlehandedly she organised all our stuff and packed it into the luggage crates. Then she rolled up the awning and transferred it into the rear of the van. Talk about efficiency - it was all done in less than an hour! I guess prior experience helps in these situations. :-)

Fortunately we were not too far from Luisella's place - so like last year, I arrived an invalid at her door. And was again installed in a comfortable armchair; this time thankfully only for 24 hours. The back cleared up quickly and I was soon out and about. As ever, Luisella's hospitality was splendid and it was great to see everyone and get their news.

St Anthony's basilica on a miserable day. A great visit if you have a strong interest in looking at relics of the human body!

On the Friday we went for the day to Padua; I wanted to see the Basilica of St Anthony and walk around the city's famous university - one of the oldest in Europe. Sadly the weather was vile; it lashed rain. So we ended up visiting the Basilica but then, after a kebab, we headed back without taking in any other sights.