Kevnjan's big adventure.

Sun.15th.Jan.
Well, today was going to be the day.  We set off for Etna bright and early, well, ten past nine.  It was raining.  The omens weren't good.  Still, we were optimistic, Ian was navigating, Kevin was driving, all went well until we left the motorway.  Took the wrong road up into the mountains, 30 Ks on turned around and came back.  Found the right road, headed back into the mountains, other mountains.  Saw some wonderful scenery as we climbed higher and higher, the views were spectacular.  Drove through a small town called San Fratello, onwards and upwards, saw the first snow at the side of the road.  A few Ks further - more snow at side of the road, piled 3 feet high.  It wasn't long before we found snow and slush in the roadway  and conditions were looking bleak, road down to 6-7 feet wide, we encountered stuff coming the other way, problems.  As things got worse we made the decision to turn around and head for home.  So there we are, no Etna for us.  Who'd have thought we'd be snowed off?  Still, we had an adventure, got panine and cakes for lunch, ate them in the car park of the cemetry in San Fratello, (Ian was driving) great views!!  Home for siesta.  Evening taken up with dinner and Monopoly Deal, Jan won and so did Michelle.  Not much of a day for the men then!!  Wine and whisky were taken.  I will visit Etna before we leave the island.