Bolgheri Village

As my week in Italy winds down, I am taking it easy. After the late night of Friday, I eased myself into day, then with Alex as my guide went to the local markets to buy some shorts as mine are standing by themselves.

Alex and Lancia

As an aside, have you noticed when you hire a car, you always get 'or similar'. I had booked, over 10 weeks ago, a Peugeot 208. The Lancia is fine, but it is not a Peugeot.

So after Natasha and Alex departed, I headed up to Bolgheri. This is deep in wine territory, and is a small walled village that is home to wine shops and cafes. Could be worse!

Bolgheri streets

I poked around a bit and had a bite to eat then headed off to Sassetta to say goodbyes.

The entrance to Bolgheri

A short drive brought me to Sassetta where I found Natasha and Alex asleep! And she tells me she is working hard! Apparently it had been a busy lunchtime crowd, and she was taking a quick shuteye to ready for night.

The afternoon card game was on and I whiled away the time until 7.00 when I grabbed a feed.

                                 Men of village doing their arvo cards

Headed back home, and was awake at midnight when they returned. After Alex was tucked up, Natasha and I chatted for a while before she faded.

My last day in Italy, and with an early rise and drive to Bologna, will have a quiet day. Maybe the beach, and my next post will be back in UK. Italy will be back on my agenda as I have only scraped the surface. Ciao......