Seccagrande ➡️ Agrigento, 57.46 km. During the night it had become very windy and rainy. Once a gust of wind pulled a few tent pegs out and I had to get up and push them into the ground again, this time much deeper to withstand the wind. When I woke up it was still raining. … Continue reading 2019-03-20 Seccagrande ➡️ Agrigento →

Cave di Cusa ➡️ Seccagrande, 87.34 km. In the morning, after I had already packed my stuff, but was still sitting on the meadow near Cave di Cusa drinking tea, a farmer on a tractor passed and stopped for a chat. He asked whether I also wanted to visit Selinunte, and as I said yes, … Continue reading 2019-03-19 Cave di Cusa ➡️ Seccagrande →

Erice ➡️ Cave di Cusa, 104.60 km. The parking lot in front of Porta Spada had been quiet over night, I had not been disturbed. At 6:00 I got up and packed my tent, then sat next to my bicycle in the morning sun and cooked tea and ate breakfast. Two small trucks came to … Continue reading 2019-03-18 Erice ➡️ Cave di Cusa →

From the camp site I road east along the coast towards the impressive looking Monte Cofano. This mountain and its surroundings are a nature reserve and I wanted to go for a walk there. I locked my bicycle at the parking lot at the trailhead. There was a sign that the area was closed to … Continue reading 2019-03-17 Cortigliolo ➡️ Erice →

Scopello ➡️ Cortigliolo (Camping Lido Valderice), 50.80 km (The part of the track in the Zingaro Natural Reserve was on foot, not by bicycle). My tent near Scopello When I woke up shortly after sunrise, there was no wind at all and it was already quite warm. It had been a nice place to pitch … Continue reading 2019-03-16 Scopello ➡️ Cortigliolo (Camping Lido Valderice) →

Sferracavallo ➡️ Scopello, 75.21 km. My tent on the camp site "Degli Ulivi" The wind had become much weaker during the night and my tent was next to a wall giving some protection from the wind. Entrance of the camp site "Degli Ulivi" During the night it had rained a bit, and in the morning … Continue reading 2019-03-15 Sferracavallo ➡️ Scopello →

Cefalù ➡️ Sferracavallo, 91.73 km. The night had been windy and rainy and I woke up several times because of the strong wind. But at 6:30 the rain had stopped and I cooked some Quinoa with tomato paste in front of my tent while Max and Jonathan were still sleeping. Around 9:00 we packed our … Continue reading 2019-03-14 Cefalù ➡️ Sferracavallo →

Torrenova (Agricampeggio Alessandra) ➡️ Cefalù, 80.72 km. Max and Jonathan at the beach at Torrenova In the morning it was sunny and almost no wind at all. On the camp site I had met Max and Jonathan who were also from Nuremberg, Germany. They wanted to ride to Cefalù as well so we rode together. … Continue reading 2019-03-13 Torrenova (Agricampeggio Alessandra) ➡️ Cefalù →

Marinello ➡️ Torrenova (Agricampeggio Alessandra), 56.74 km. During the night there was a storm with very strong gusts of wind. It tore branches from the trees and I was afraid it might damage my tent. The tent pole was bending like crazy in the gusts. There was also some rain, but luckily the tent did … Continue reading 2019-03-12 Marinello ➡️ Torrenova (Agricampeggio Alessandra) →

Colle San Rizzo ➡️ Milazzo ➡️ Marinello, 78.76 km The town on the right side of the picture is Gesso. In the centre of the picture near the horizon is the Milazzo peninsula. The road from my campsite in the mountains down north-west to the coast was a narrow, winding mountain road with very little … Continue reading 2019-03-11 Colle San Rizzo ➡️ Milazzo ➡️ Marinello →