INTERIM SUMMARY

As you can see from what we’ve published so far, we’ve a lot to tell you about, and it all takes time.

So we’ve decided to publish our SHORT NOTES of daily events to-date right here-and-now, so people can see that we are alive and have been doing things! We promise (rashly?) that we’ll flesh them out, and correct them, later!

FRIDAY JUNE 6TH
Rest day. Lazed by pool until storm threatened, lazed inside, went out about 4 to look at photojournalism exhibitions in Cupramontana, Scaffolo &???, had aperitif in ??? & M got phone call about redundancies at Pilat, then to restaurant with Tony, Leslie, Clive & Anne, very burnt mains but the rest was OK, then back to Tony & Leslie’s for more Limoncello

SATURDAY JUNE 7TH
Woke very late after the depradations of the night before, drove into Jesi & wandered a bit but everything was closed, then to supermarket & back to Cantinone for lovely BBQ

SUNDAY, JUNE 8TH
Blogged in the morning (as far as Metz), then drove out for tour found in The Marches (Touring Club of Italy Heritage Guide). Started with Frassassi Caves (heavy rain waiting for bus -- lunch (porscietta?? in panini) -- caves astounding. Drove on (up) to Genga (through gorge), then Sassaferrato, then down to Fabriano -- didn't find the Abbey Di Val di Castro (tomorrow?) -- home for home-made pizzas also with Tony and Leslie.

MONDAY June 9th
Found the Abbey via Apiro, Domo, Precicchie, San Giovanni, Vigne; awesome hill country and villages; then to Fabriano -> Sassaferrato -> Pergola -> Urbino. Looked round Urbino, late lunch in nice piazza. East to Pesaro on coast, followed coast road south to Ancona, stopping for ice creams at Marotta, then back to Cantinone for dinner and blog.