The day starts like every day should: Waking up close to the beach, then drive Hector to Capo Vaticano. Get flashed with the variety of looks the sea offers. In perfectly good mood we head off towards the Sicilia-Ferry, when suddenly the main road is blocked and the deviation takes us on tiniest roads, all…

“Kann Spuren von geschlossener Asphaltdecke enthalten.” (May content traces of compact tarmac.) Martina knows how to define travel quality here. Hector, meanwhile, knows how to make funny sounds from his furniture… “Die Fahrt über den Vesuv dauert sicher länger als die Autobahn.” (how to get from South Etna to Northern Sicilia). “Sardinien oder Sizilien, ist…

The roadmap that has been thoroughly prepared foresees a stop-over in Tropea (Calabria) on day 5. Consequently, we arrive at this charming town around noon on our 3rd day. Settling down Hector at Camping Marina dell’Isola, we nearly jump up and down from pure joy about having the sea 25 metres to the West, the…

Munich throws bright rays of sun on Hector and the crew when Martina hops on, all ready for our fantastic trip to Sicilia. Summer comes late this year and even though Trentino welcomes us with constant rain, we are grateful for not having snow along the way. At Caldaro/Kaltern, Martinas friend welcomes us for our…

Finalmente – ce ne andiamo! At least in a little while… Nach einem schneereichen Winter voller Skitage schmeißt Hector nun den Turbo an für die Reise gen Süden. Die Vorfreude auf italienische Delikatessen ist groß: die einen träumen vom Vino, die anderen vom Diesel. Wenn etwas so teuer ist wie Diesel in Italien muss es…

…Italian wine… delicious food… historic leftovers… blue sea… bright sun… music and laughter all around Hector. Looking forward to it!