Cooking up.

Monday 14th

Day ten and tempi fugare whilst meteo hots up mid thirties.

Early morning walk down the cove. Then trip out en masse to San Vito de Capo for lunch and lido

Ready to sally forth

50 min drive

Beach at San Vito de Capo

Evening at Scopello de Tomasso

Another triumph rustled up by H and V

Tuesday - down to the cove for an early morning swim with Phil followed by a trip to Castellmare DSL Golfo for fresh fish and Provo.

Thank God for Photoshop

Plotting the Palermo trip
Train?
Boat?
Plane?

Pescheria Randazzo in via Guglielmo Marconi

Lazy Tuesday afternoon

Bream world

Fish, sausage and chicken cooked up!

Fantastic veggie dishes on the side

Great effort by the well oiled feast machine

Palermo tomorrow

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Palermo

The Sicilians Part Two

 Friday 11th September

Lazy morning then a drive into Castellemare del Golfo for lunch and provisions

Full team now in place

BBQ up and running

Saturday 12 

Saturday morning by the pool then down to the local beach for swims and lunch at the Tor Re. 

Charcuterie and Pasta supper.  Bella

Sundown shots

Sun rises on Labour's Corbyn dawn

Sunday lunch out at Badia
Casual!

A place in the country everyone's ideal

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Cooking Up

Deluxe and Delightful

Thursday 10th
Travel to Scopello

Arrive with Livia to the villa about 2pm
It's huge!





What a spot

Private gardens

A fabulous setting

Villa far right

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View to cove from by garden gate

Five minute walk along the quiet road to the steps for the local beach

LIDO a GO GO!

Neighbours?

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Sicilians part 2

Sciacca Sicilie.

6 September

Come fly with us. Gatwick to Catania then three hours west to Sciacca an old port and walled town above.

Sciacca (lower) and Scopello highlighted in red

Good digs in apartment Casa Zagale.

Ready to sally forth on a Passagiata

Evening in the old town.


Vikki says come hither for a fine dining experience down an alley somewhere!

Monday mooch around the old harbour and a trip to local beach

More come hither stuff going on

Pretty windy that day

Tuesday 8th Sep
At Eracula Minoa. Historic ruins. (Not shown). 

Next stop beach

First of many beach shack lunches

Vongole-ville

Getting the hang of the Lido Shuffle







Back at Sciacca

Great local food in pizzeria at top of step

Rained off for a day on Wednesday but turned out grand. Boxed Pizzas warmed up for lunch

Then

Sicilian Wedding at the Basilica

This guy wasn't there....

But he could've been!

These folks must have got married some other day

Monday Friday Tuesday Saturday

Thursday morning visit to the Castello Incantato

Then cross country to Scopello and stage two of the big birthday trip

The Castello Incantato

Castellmare del Golfo.
At the meet up spot

Spiagga Guidaloca for late lunch


Living the lido local


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Deluxe and Delightful

Thirlmere Multicrag

Wednesday September 2nd

NB back in the loop - last time out early August at Eastby.  Once again weather prospects not great as we headed hopefully westwards.  Stopped off at Bramcrag Quarry on route to Swirl Crag - the new guide has a a big spread on this crag - which is almost all bolted.  A team was busy trundling rocks off the lower tier, the upper tier felt quite intimidating with spooky rock and a rather large drop above the main section.  A chat with one of the chaps helpfully directed us to the left hand end where the routes were shorter and more amenable.

A quick confab and we were ready to flirt with the devil.
 

AT clips first ever bolt and enters the dark side on the suitably named
"Twilight" (F5)

Unorthodox double roping techiques

The next route (Hound Dog F6a) followed the rh groove

This sport stuff offers fine positions

It's all done in a jiffy.... Twin carabiners at the top just like at the wall!

Next stop Swirl Crag about five miles down the road and a 30 minute hike with some fern thrashing thrown in.

Weather's holding up....

NB on Midge Wall, bold start, the crux above has good gear

Working out the moves

Phew!

Shortly after the sun disappeared for the rest of the day, occasional light showers arrived but the heavy stuff was passing by (a team arrived from Castle Rock - reported a downpour there whilst we were at Bramcrag).


AT has an attack of The Runs after wandering up the start of the HVS 5a next door.  Felt soft for 4c but some confidence needed.

It's 5.15 and the weather's gone to RS.  Time for the PUB!

Midge Wall (L) 

and The Runs

New Loop

Sunday 30 August

and

Tuesday 1 September

New cycle route to Little Newsham, Whorlton, Caldwell Eppleby and Pudding Hill

Sunday went a bit wrong and returned via Ovington

Tuesday parked up for lunch in Whorlton, two course plus ice cream or coffee just a fiver each at the Fernaville's Rest 

By Puddling Hill

Winston from the South

New house dominates the line

About 14.5 miles

Most of it after lunch