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 ...

'Twas a cool night, only 13C when we wake, but the sun rises brightly lighting the hills in a way we didn't see in yesterday's greyness. As we are getting sorted to leave a few groups of powerful motorbikes blast past on the road behind us. Then a few sports cars and Ferarris pass by. We use the service point and say goodbye to Giovanna and thank her for a wonderful stopover. As we drive away two Police bikes cruise past, then more Ferarris and it dawns on us...

This morning dawns cool and grey with odd showers. Ali reaches through the cab curtains and sets off the alarm. The shrill beeping in the quiet Trapanese countryside frightens the donkey who brays loudly for the next three minutes. We are due a standstill day, and with iffy weather, full services at €10 and a view that is so beautiful we decide here is as good as anywhere. The free wifi is reasonable, allowing us to upload some photos and research some futu...