Blue View - A Lesson in Bidets

Blue View - A Lesson in Bidets

While bidets are quite common in many parts of the world, especially here in Italy, they certainly aren’t seen much in the U.S. I’m a little embarassed to admit that not only have I never used one, I’m not even quite sure what the procedure is. A little internet research and I’m raring to give it a go…

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Blue View - Plan B Logistics

Blue View - Plan B Logistics

As Marcie mentioned, she’s suffering from a rather virulent attack of shingles, and cannot carry her pack any distance. We’ve figured out a “Plan B” which seems to be working, but the logistics are difficult to say the least.

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Blue View - Est! Est! Est!

Blue View - Est! Est! Est!

We are definitely in wine country now. Each day as we trek the countryside, we pass through dozens of vineyards, the vines all trimmed back and just starting to send out new shoots. Best of all, every little town and village has a great selection of local and regional wines. As I write this, we are in the city of Montefiascone, which has an interesting, 700 year old story about its fine wines…

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