DAY 78-79 ROME-DUBAI-PERTH

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Departed “Just Chillin” by arranged transport at 10am for Rome’s Fiumicino airport and the beginning of the return legs to home base, Perth.

The HIGHS: (Likes)

Robert and Mary Elliott – their love, care, sharing and humour
Sheep – the black ones, the white ones, the mixed up ones, the lambs
Hairy cattle – the brown and the black
Shetland Islands … remoteness, vistas, cliffs, narrow roads
Climbing Cairngorms – the view
Scotland – the vistas
Anne Boyd – renewing and humour
Ferry journeys - overnighters
Yorkshire Dales – the stone fenced fields
Viaducts
The hikes
Hilary and Peter Shaw – friendship and care
Sorrento – clean and vistas
Ravello views … of Amalfi coast
Matera/Sassi … Puglia region
Lecce Old Town … Pulgia region
Dubrovnik wall and Old Town
Sailing Croatian Islands … Komiza and Stari Grad in particular
Peter Kennington – ease of friendship, patience with sailing explanations
Melinda Kennington – friendship and sense of humour
Unplanned experiences
Vistas – cliffs, beaches, deep blue sea, narrow roads, mountains, people
Jane’s navigational skills – superb
My driving – high class, always observant!
Photography opportunities – continual
Accommodations – locations and cleanliness always superb
Gabe – trusted, reliable, responsible
Good Health


the lows: (dislikes)

Exchange rates … British Pounds and Euro
Vueling flight debacle
Cost of Croatian Airline ticket for an hour flight
Jane’s BPPV (Vertigo) – ambulance transfer to hospital
Italian car hire3 Days too long … should have returned home immediately after the “icing-on-the-cake”.



I’m sure that in this point in time my mind has not recalled all that I could add. I’ll remember much more and smile when I read the recounts and review the photos. For now, that’s it.



Great to be home.

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Photos

Final Rome breakfast.

Entering the lift for the final time at
"Just Chillin"

Closing in on Fuimicino Airport, Rome

The conning tower to control our flight out of Rome.

Dubai refreshment venue.

epassport line, Perth Airport.

Donning the cold weather jacket outside Perth airport terminals, awaiting our transport.