Camping on Wye Island, After the Festivities

Everyone is invited to camp.  Bring a tent and try to arrive early, 1 or 2 pm to set it up in the designated camping area.  If you are going to camp please let us know so we can get an estimate on how much camping space is needed.  

See you at the Island

babies at mas franch

we return to the mystical, magical mas franch in girona, spain. And there have been 6 new babies born... I have been taking care of these beauties... practicing my motherly ways... just talked to my love who has been in a 10 day meditation and he will be joining me at mas franch tomorrow!!!!!... we have only a short time left on this adventure... heading to dublin on the 31st... looking forward to our return... on the 4th

in the depths of the medina

Lost in the medina of Tunis, where you can find anything Tunisian you may fancy, but finding the best price takes some haggling and befriending. We paid a bit too much for a few things but then met a buddy who got us in with the locals and we picked up some beautifull exotic gifts.

The remains of the Roman baths at Carthage. Huge granite columns once towered along the bay side of this grandiose bath house.

Viva tunisia, flags flying in the medina.

Whitney and her bridesmaid at a traditional Tunisian wedding.

The characteristic town-scape of Sidi Bou Said, the hillside, seaside suburb tourist hub, much less heavily trafficed in the winter. Nice place for a tea and a shisha.

manga! eat!

biscotti, cookies made by our grandmothers,,,,, following one of the holiday traditions. we shared our treats with our italian friends... and check out our albero di natale... christmas tree. and notice our festive lights...bumba the dog keeps us company in our country home... not much to do but make sweets.....

NOTO, Sicily

from creepy Catania to the neat little Noto... good change. just a few photos of our arrival.

campania, NOTO, Sicilia

resting up for our return, eating for three, taking hikes to the ancient city and cave dwellings, reorganizing the piles of stones, appreciating our time alone, working on our italiano, thinking of home around the holidays,

we reside near the city of noto in the valley where the oranges grow. vittoria and juan carlo join join us around noon each day and cook up some sicilian cibo...polipo, melazane, pomodori, pasta..

italy is treating us well and we stay here through the new year... then spend a couple days in tunisia, north africa... with a couple who sound a bit like us.... couchsurfing is a wonderful network of people. on jan. 13th we are heading back to barcelona, adam will meditate for 10 days at a vipasana center and whitney will return to our farm, Mas Franch, outside of girona. 15 days in espana and feb 1 to Dublin. we stay with a friend of my sisters... and on the 4th.... back to bmore!

much love

Rome, then North to Tuscan countryside.

The chickens, those little peckers, glare through the wire with desire for the pastures of plenty: the orto at sunset, while Adam recycles some fennel scraps from the Roman farmers' market at Campo Del Fiore and suddenly, Whitney is illuminated by the spirit of the holy goat in the Pantheon.