Another nice day......except for a bit of haze. We notice on the weekends that there are a lot more boats out on the water. We had a sailboat pull up just off the rocks in front of the villa and stayed there for 3-4 hours. We were working most of the morning (sfc in the studio and asc in the library) and before we knew it, it was lunch time. Given a small amount of regret that we had let the morning drift away, we decided to drive to Noli in the afternoon.
Noli is a small, well-preserved medieval village on the coast about 30 miles west of Genova. Once a town of 72 towers, only 8 remain today. The drive there looked fairly easy, about 1 hour according to GPS. What we had forgotten was the nature of the highway moving around that side of Genova. It is quite extraordinary, being cut into the sides of the mountains with an amazing (continuous) series of tunnels. To add to the relaxation factor, they are all curving continuously while we are driving about 80 mph. The speed limit is actually 110 km/h (70 mph), but everyone drives about 130-140 km/h.....which is a bit over 80 mph. This was quite the ride, and we got there a bit exhausted! We wandered through the narrow streets, had a cappuccino and walked along the beach, full of fishing boats on the sand. The streets were becoming more crowded as we left, pennichella (siesta to us) was over!
People, Places & Things
Passages
Layers
The Sea in Noli
Last, but not Least......the Laundry
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