We both feel well for the little break and, unusually for us, could happily stay at this site for a few days more. But it's 23C and we're only halfway round our trip so it's time to move on. Our journey takes us over fairly unkempt fields and rocky hills to the outskirts of Agrigento where we have a lengthy detour around roadworks, before we arrive at the parking beside the valley of the temples. The valle dei templi is Sicily's most extensive and significant ...

Today marks four weeks since we left home and we've only had two rest days. The sky is grey this morning although still warm, and the site is so pleasant and peaceful we decide to stay here and take a day off from travelling, planning and everything else. Both sets of bedding get washed and aired in the Saharawind, and everything that needs charging gets done. We have time to look back over our photos, read and relax. Dinner is pasta and beef and we watch som...

Very peaceful until the bin men arrive then all quiet for another hour until we get up. Next major stop on our round trip of Sicily will be the last of the Greek history sites and so as not to get 'templed out' we decide to take a day off in between. It's also good on longer trips to have a little bit of time apart from each other a Sciacca is the ideal place, as the direct, non-buggy, route from the port to the town involves 250 steps! Nick has a quiet mornin...

The sun which set so beautifully last night rises behind us, lighting up the harbour and town as white stone. Shortly after the other van leaves we set off for the short drive to Selinunte. Today is a national holiday here making it feel like a Sunday as most of the shops we drive past are closed. Parking is easy at the Selinunte Archaelogical Park and the €6 entry fee is waived for wheelchair users and companions. Selinunte is massive site of the remains o...

Trapani harbour is much busier this morning, fishing boats motoring in to market, cars, buses and bin lorries. Ali walks across to see the market in full swing and returns with prawns and vegetables, before we set off for Marsala. We pass the port then the salt pans and a few of the windmills that used to power the pumps for the pans. At Marsala we easily find the car park, but when Ali uses 'translate' on our €5 ticket it turns out to be a meal voucher from ...