Journey’s end – Vicoforte and Piazza
It is Tuesday, August 21; we have been in safe harbor at Vicoforte for five days, and we are happy...
Brindisi – Lanciano
On Tuesday morning Jim carefully extricated Dora from the hotel’s underground parking garage (complete with some ancient architectural remnant, carefully...
Lanciano – San Marino
We said reluctant goodbyes to Linda, thanking her for hospitality, easy conversation, and clean laundry. We think we’ll probably see...
Our ferry crossing from Vlore (Albania to Brindisi)
Our ferry crossing from Vlore, Albania to Brindisi, Italy was smooth and comfortable, about four and a half hours. Heading...
Freewheeling out of Kavala
(Kavala – Ateron – Vlore)
Freewheeling out of Kavala with no fixed destination, we were on the road early and up into cooler air for...
For a day of rest (Kavala and Philippi)
For a day of rest and relaxation, we packed in a lot of activity—but none of it was driving and...
Begin with the fact (entering Greece)
Begin with the fact that Greece is known, on the Turkish side of the frontier, as “Yunanistan” instead of “Greece”...
An important milestone (Iznik – Gelibolu)
We passed an important milestone yesterday on the road from Amasra to Iznik—we are halfway along our route. Dora has...
Leaving Amasra (Amasra – Iznik)
Leaving Amasra by the back road, we promptly ran into several kilometers of repairs/construction in progress. It’s the season, we...
The surf just outside our door (Inebolu to Amasra)
The surf just outside our door lulled us all night and the morning was clear, although thunderstorms were forecast. The...