A day of rest

After our two days tramping the streets of Rome - as well as the sights and corridors of the Vatican museum and Sistine Chapel we thought we ought to collapse today and recharge the batteries a bit.

After an early start - I know it sounds stupid after all those years at work of waking to an alarm, but we are setting the alarm again! That way we can enjoy breakfast in the cool of the day, do any jobs around the caravan that need doing, then blob a bit as the heat hits before lunching and then enjoying a siesta in the heat of the day. If we stay in bed until later we hit the heat quickly and don't need a siesta so we sit perspiring in the heat instead as its too hot to do anything else. If we are moving to a hot mediterranean country we need to live like they do.

This morning we did just that and by the time late morning came we were lounging round the pool with our books. After we had spit roasted (45 minutes on each side and nicely browned) we returned, had lunch and the required siesta which was lovely. Then we did what has become a bit of a ritualistic luxury for us every two weeks or so - a pedicure! It feels sensational and really helps the poor old feet that are subjected to heat, grime and dust +++. I have taught Steve and he is now an excellent beautician. He tells me that he really benefits from his feet being done too. We do live in an hedonistic world these days don't we? Mind you we got a few funny looks from the other campers as they walked by! we don't care though.

We read up a bit more on all we saw yesterday in the Vatican and Sistine Chapel - it was so interesting but there was so much to take in. Now Steve is cooking again - corned beef hash this time. After dinner we will try to plan a few more future dates and sites on the internet. For example we need to book the ferry from Bari to Greece so we need to identify a date that we will definitely sail.

No pictures for today then but instead I have decided to put some more of Rome on from the last two days. We took so many and it was so memorable that they deserve to be seen I think.