We had two glorious days at the sea.  We went to Noli again.  My favorite little town on the Italian riviera.  We stayed in a B & B up in the hills in a tiny village called Tosse which means "cough" and that's about how long it takes you to drive through it.  These hills are olive country.  They grow in sliver rows everywhere.  But for that matter so does everything else.  It is a mass of green and brilliant flowers growing out of every crack and crevice.  The place we stayed has three rooms and a small apartment they rent and it was absolutely charming.  Breakfast was outside on the terrace under a bougainvillea. Tthe stone walls were covered in purple and pink vines I couldn't identify.  The owner grows every known variety of sedum in shells and pots and cups, even a thimble!  I could have stayed a long time.  The sea was a perfect turquoise and tourists are just venturing back so we didn't have to put up with the usual crowds.  All in all it was lovely.  Sigh.

Now we are back and I am getting ready for my departure with a few snags.  I should have flown to London on the 3rd but there are no buses or trains from Stanstead, (the airport I fly into), until 2 days after I get there.  A taxi would cost me about 200 pounds.  Maybe not.  So I changed my flight to the 5th hoping that public transport will be back in action by then.  If not I may have to change my flight again and fly into a different airport.  Whatta pain in the a**.  Upon getting home I will be surrounded by neighbors coming up from all of the worst virus hit states; Texas, S. Carolina and Florida.  Fortunately I don't talk to any of them anyway.  Hahahahahaha.  Not kidding. 

Here are a few pics from our little break.

breakfast

sedum

more sedum

The door to the owners home

A view of Noli's two church spires and castle

blue, blue and more blue

xxoo me