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The view from The Taormina amphetheatre back to our hotel in Naxos.
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Jess in the amphetheatre.
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The view from our balcony with Etna in the distance.
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The view from our room.
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And the same in b&w.
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Naxos beach - virtually empty.
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Jess looking out to sea.
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And again. This time looking at that big boat full of millionaires.
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The church on Taormina main piazza.
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J outside the church door.
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The hotel had a cool rockpool at the end of it's garden. This was a teeny hermit crab found in it.
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Up the top of Etna. Well, as far as we could get. The sign reads 1900m above see level.
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After the grim moonscape near the top of Etna, they took us to its verdant base - the soil and water rich with volcanic mineral deposits.
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DM posing on a rock.
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In a restaurant near the hotel.
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J and I still up Etna. J wasn't exactly enthralled.
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Etna.
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J on those rocks at the base of Etna.
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Crowds on Etna.
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Cloud shadow over Etna.
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J and D posing oustide a church. Isn't there some sort of law against that ?
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Jess employing her brochure pointing techique.
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J very happy with her red wine.
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The main Piazza in Taormina - playground of the rich and famous.
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Another view out of our room.
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A boat. In the Sea.
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The street that leads up to the amphithingy in Taormina.
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A balcony.
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The other view.
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Scarborough Sea Front.
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Salubrious Scarborough sea-front.
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D had rotten hayfever when the farmer decided to make hay while sun was shining. Literally. These teabags were supposed to help. Hmmm.
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The stairwell in the farmhouse, Kirbymoorside.
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J and D enjoying the boat ride at this stage. J looking a bit 50s filmstarlike.
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Erm, the driver's seat on the speedboat. Captain I spose.
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Yep, another boat pic. Open your mouth wider why don't you.
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Jess enjoying a speedboat ride in Scarborough.
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D having found the sppedboat journey not entirely edifying.
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Ste on the pier at Scarborough.
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Charlie, Vick, Jack and Ste.
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The farmhouse kitchen. Isn't that the name of a broth ?
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Charlie pretending to be the crippled Lou - Johns Mum. Well *I* thought it was funny.
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Jess belts out a 'tune' on the farm organ.
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Ste and Vicki enjoy an oversized ice-cream. Even Vicki tired of it not long after.
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Jack asleep at about two weeks I believe.
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J eating fish and chips in a rip-off Scarborough chippy. Ste and Vick in the b/g.
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Cliff!
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Jackie cooing.
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Charles wants a fight. A slap morelike.
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