Limbo

We're sort of in limbo currently. But its a nice sort of limbo.

Never before have I had this feeling - one of not really having any idea about what is coming next. On a daily basis now I've wondered whether to just take the fast road home or not, and then quickly realise that our home is currently Croissant the Peugeot.

So, since leaving the farm, we've:

•Panicked: We first ran to the nearest hotel to catch our breath.

•Relaxed: Being the only guests at the Best Western in Perugia made for first class service at economy prices. I think they miss us sorely.

•Thought long and hard : We needed some constants to be able to plan - a place to think, a place from which to phone and have the internet. The hotel in Perugia supplied that for 3 days, and now I think we've got used to living with constantly shifting sands.

•Holidayed : Perugia, Rome, Genova, San Remo (so far). Italy is genuinely a beautiful country, with amazing sights and a rich history. I can't believe we've only been here once before. Rome wasn't built in a day, but we did choose to see what we hadn't already in just one day - namely the Vatican. Wow - what a place, although the Sistene Chapel was a little flamboyant for my liking, as was the hotel room we had right next door, what with it's original gilt-framed oil painting over the bed and tiled steps into the hot tub bath large enough for 6 adults. It could very easily have been Las Vegas, except for the fact it was actually very old! Genova is amazingly quaint, as is San Remo just along the coast towards Monaco. Italy is a wonderful country full of lovely people (who ALL seem to be in love with Rhett), and we'll be back here for sure. I think we're off to France tomorrow, and then possibly Spain and maybe even Ireland too. We'll see.

•Worked: I've been doing a little freelance work on the road to keep the car fuelled and allow us the luxury of more time. The more I get, the longer we can stay moving.

•Done the laundry: We finally gave in and used a launderette yesterday, giving us clean pants for another 3 weeks. We of course washed everything dirty in the cases, and now have plenty to keep us going. In fact, only what we're wearing today is dirty currently. Twinkle even has 3 clean pairs of pyjamas!

•Eaten too many pizzas: Twinkle doesn't eat a vast array of foodstuffs, and is sadly a bit over the fact that here in Italy all she seems to be eating is Pizza and Gnocchi. It's probably the sole reason we'll be leaving Italy tomorrow!

•Dodged the traffic: I've had many many near misses here in Italy - not a single one being my fault. Italians generally drive like they're in a race and are by far the worst drivers I've ever come across - even worse than Sydney taxi drivers. Some of the risks they take are simply ludicrous, but mighty entertaining to watch.

•Taken photos: Yes! I'm finally taking some pictures, as per one of my objectives. I've still yet to pick up a pencil to start drawing though. All in good time, all in good time!

So, next stop? Not really sure. Maybe we'll head for France tomorrow, maybe we'll stay here in San Remo. The coffee if nothing else is excellent here at the Hotel Paradiso (I kid you not!)