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Saturday 24th September 2022
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We docked in Portoferraio,
Elba early in the morning. The weather forecast wasn't brilliant,
but we were hoping to avoid rain. Apart from a short burst
in the afternoon, we were lucky. |
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Our morning excursion
took us to "Villa San Martino", the summer residence
on the island of the Emperor Napoleon. |
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Completing our visit
to the Villa, we took a long and winding road through the
hills to Porto Azzurro. Geoff was very pleased to get off
the coach as he was starting to feel a bit sick. The little
port town is charming. |
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Bruce
couldn't resist his first gelato of the holiday! |
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Our next stop was at
an old country wine-farm called "La Chiusa", where
we sampled the wine, served with local snacks, which were
delicious. |
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After
the wine-tasting, we drove back to the ship, just in time for lunch! |
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In the afternoon, we
were free to explore the town of Portoferraio by ourselves.
We had visited the town in 2013 but couldn't remember too
much about it. As we walked, however, the memories returned. |
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Later,
we returned to the ship after almost getting wet in a sudden downpour. |
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