Monday, 19 August 2013
The Aeolian Islands were great for a range of activities. I am now an experienced camper, Level 13 with useful skill points like pack or unpack in 10 minutes, cold shower daily, pitched next to ant nests, eat my daily bread 3 times a day.
Lessons learnt
When travelling in Sicily always hire a car (except on the Aeolian Islands)
My previous swim in June 2012 was not a fluke. However, I might need a bit more practise and life insurance before taking up diving. This is a 2014 challenge.
The shorter the swimming shorts are more genuine italian the holiday becomes. When I am more fluent in Italian, I will wear something fluorescent, perhaps glow in the dark.
Quadbiking was really fun. Motorcycling next, again a bit more practise and life insurance required.
Arancini is the food of choice in Sicily. It has everything I need. Rice, meat, cheese and sauce. The fruits are sweet. I could work on my negotiations with the fruit seller for a more expensive deal because I did not need the volume of fruits on offer.
Hiking boots are great for volcanoes. A gas mask would have been helpful too. The gases from volcanoes are apparently toxic. It did smell rather acidic.
Only two pairs of balls broken. I recognise the double hand gesture from annoyed italians. Only two people did that to me and that is a sign of progress.
Adventures of Delboy 