Mayflower Hotel home restaurant

Calling an audible, aka the day I realized I have no business driving in Italy :-)

So after resting a day a decision needed to be made for me by me. Do we scale Monte Acido (Sour Mountain). This entailed an elevation gain of 2,200 feet (677m) over 4.5 miles (7.5 k). This was not a hard decision. Maria Theresa had a car and was willing to drive us to aContinue reading “Calling an audible, aka the day I realized I have no business driving in Italy :-)”

Monterosso VV a church, home cooked meal and Calabrian singalong.

The church was right across the palazzo from my room. I knew this but was reminded of this fact when the bells rang for 6 am Mass. Later that morning we walked around town a bit. William commented on the unique statute of the Virgin Mary atop the front of the church. One will noticesContinue reading “Monterosso VV a church, home cooked meal and Calabrian singalong.”