The anticipation started weeks ago, encouraged by planning meetings at our local pub. Now we (Joe, Andrew and Gerry) were in Aquapessa, Calabria, Southern Italy for a long weekend. Fantastic value at £99 each for 4 days (including return flight, 3 star hotel, and hire car). Gerry remarked that when he first flew to Italy 23 years ago the flight cost £150! Who would have believed it would have gone down so much? The flight went very well until we started to make our descent through the clouds into Lamezia. With a sudden wrench the plane jolted and Andrew nearly jumped out of his seat! Several more lurches from side to side had us all sweating and reciting our individual mantras/prayers/confessions. Our collective pleadings secured us a safe landing and we proceeded to our little Fiat
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