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Subject:Re: Off for 2 Months in Italy
From:Doug Alcock
Date:Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:00:13 -0400

>>let's hope that the vanagon gods will be willing to help this be an
indecent free trip.
Oh come on Malcom -- a little indecency can be both fun and liberating (and
you 2 are practically newlyweds)  :-)

You're selling your van?????

Have a great trip.

Cheers,
Doug

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Folks:  We are in the final throws of packing for another "Trip of a
> Lifetime".  Sunday (27 June 2010), we plan to drive the van from Rabat north
> to Tangier (Morocco).  On the 28th we have tickets for a ferry eastward
> across the Mediterranean to Genoa (Italy) (2 or 3 day trip).  Then more
> ferries south as we drive our camper-van through Corsica, Sardinia, &
> Sicily.  We them plan to take a ferry over to the Boot of Italy and work our
> way back north.  Not so sure how far we'll get as I, being retired,  have no
>  temporal restraints, but my wife (Jamila) has to be back in Rabat for Sept
> 1.  She may either fly back from Rome, or we will drive on to Belgium where
> I plan to leave the van (1989 Dehler Syncro 16) to be sold by Mike Plompen (
> busman.be), and then Jamila and I will both fly back to Rabat.
>
> We use Lonely Planet & Michelin maps to plan our trips, which include a
> mixture of geological/archaeological sites, world heritage sites, museums,
> art galleries, cathedrals, lovely 'gardens' on old estates, and some
> plane-old pretty villages.  If Jamila has her way, there will be a few
> beautiful white sandy beaches too!
>
> This will be our first trip to Corsica, Sardinia, & Sicily.  July and
> August are the worst times to visit anywhere in Europe, but we are 'forced'
> to go this time of year as it's Jamila's holiday time (along with 25 million
> others).
>
> So let's hope that the vanagon gods will be willing to help this be an
> indecent free trip.  Lots of photos when I return.   Malcolm & Jamila
>

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