Category: 2026
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Taomina
Monday 27th April 2026 Taormina and Savoca, Sicily Before heading off to our next stop we popped into Decathlon on the outskirts of Catania. I wasn’t the only person to forget stuff, Parker had left his sandals at home and his feet were suffering in the heat from wearing his trainers everywhere. There was a…
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Brucoli
Sunday 26th April 2026 Brucoli, Sicily We had such a peaceful night in this free park-up, most of the cars disappeared quite early and left just us campers overnight. Rising early and after a quick Meg walk, we took a meander to the village. Firstly we visited the beach. There is a part that is…
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Syracusa & Brucoli
Saturday 25th April 2026 Syracusa and Brucoli Today we were off to Syracusa. Not only does it have an old town but also an archaeological park containing Greek and Roman ruins. This was one of the towns on our list from 2024 but we didn’t manage to get there. We were a bit concerned that…
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Modica & Marzamemi
Friday 24th April 2026 Modica and Marzamemi Our parkup was a freebie in a coach car park at the bottom of Modica old town. There was one motorhome already there when we parked up late in the afternoon. Though we had some youngun’s trying out their new electric scooters early evening, there was nothing to…
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Selinunte
Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd April 2026 Selinunte, Sicily The Archeological park of Selinunte was just a few minutes drive from last night’s park up. We tried to park in the main car park but it was so busy and we seemed to have just missed the last spot. Not to worry, a nice security…
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Trapani
Monday 20th April 2026 Trapani, Sicily After packing up we left the campsite this morning and headed to Trapani. The route followed the rugged coastline, which made for a lovely calm drive with some beautiful views. We arrived in Trapani just before midday, finding a parking space in a large carpark along the promenade, handily…
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St Vito Lo Capo
Sunday 19th April 2026 (rest day!) San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily Both of us had a fitful night’s sleep blamed on full tummies and warmer nights. This morning was sunny and yes, warm . I had made use of the site’s washing machine yesterday and left the washing out overnight. It was drying nicely so…
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Palermo & St Vito Lo Capo
Saturday 18th April 2026. Palermo (Speed tourism) then San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily What a lovely comfy sleep we had last night. Even though we are in the city, the night passed quite peacefully, well, after the noisiest dust cart had done his job. I can only liken the sound to a rusty – in…
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Genoa (ferry)
Thursday 16th April Savona and Genoa (for the ferry to Sicily.) After a quick run out for Meg, we packed up and headed out of Turin towards Genoa. We have a ferry booked this evening to take us to Palermno in Sicily, but as boarding doesn’t start until 9pm we thought we’d go to a…