Scalea, Italy
Posted by: Charley Boorman | Date posted: 25/05/2007
Pictures
Cruising down the Italian mountain roads ©
The guys look back on a few days in Siena and a very old rally ...
Charley takes stock of where they are. 'Well, we're in Florence… no we're not, we're in Siena! We had a camping night last night, and I dropped my bike for the first time. We were just coming into the campsite and I hit the grass and bumph! Down I went. Very embarrassing as I'm the more experienced one!
'So we're here, and look - look at all of these cars. They all keep coming past because it's the 'mille miglia' at the moment. We just had lunch with these guys who have an Alpha Romeo which is worth 2.5 million pounds! And they were driving it like they were in a motor GP race or something. Just great, we're having a great, great time! So it's going well, we're just pushing on to Rome to see the Coliseum and grab some dinner.'
Ewan's definitely enjoying the sights! 'Well here we are in Siena, Italy, and we've just by chance come across the 'mille miglia' rally, with these amazing vintage cars all coming through the town. Some of them are having a right laugh as you can tell!'
Ewan wasn't alone in enjoying the sights and sounds of Italy - see below for your comments.
Comments
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At 07:33:12 PM on 25/05/2007, Alison (Reading) wrote:
Lucky
You guys are so lucky!!! i check this site constantly to keep up with you, and everytime you're seeing something different!!! i'm so jealous!!! good luck, have fun Alison x
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At 08:08:54 PM on 25/05/2007, Matt (Woking) wrote:
Good Luck and God Speed
I have been a huge fan of Long Way Round since I first saw it 3 years ago and now you are off on your next voyage I am soo envious and am planning on following your USA part of the trip in the near future. Good luck guys and look after each other out there
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At 08:13:04 PM on 25/05/2007, Andrew (Belfast) wrote:
Wish I Was There
Looks like your having an awesome time...as usual! Can't wait till im older and can get a BMW, I would love to even take a trip a quarter of what you guys are doing. Keep up the good work!
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At 08:16:04 PM on 25/05/2007, Troy Murray-Plumer (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) wrote:
Wow! What a wonderful bit of editing!
'Fellas: Very nice job on the piece entitled "Time Out in Siena". Wonderful voice-overs from Charlie. Fantastic over-the-shoulder shot with Ewan on the Moto Guzzi "track". 85 mph around that cow-path?! Only the Italians. lol. Thanks for all the great footage.
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At 08:34:07 PM on 25/05/2007, frances (long sutton) wrote:
good luck boys!!!!!
good luck to u guys!!!! Just hope you get on better than in the dakar charlie!!
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At 08:56:26 PM on 25/05/2007, Roberta (Cagliari) wrote:
GUYS, I WAIT YOU IN SARDINIA!!!
Hi guys, how are you? I hope you're having fun in our country!! I'd like to ask you a thing: seeing that you have to go in Africa, will you pass in Sardinia? Please, come here in Sardinia, where I live!! I will show you my wonderful region!! It would be indeed a pleasure for me!!! Please, come here, I wait you!!! Kisses, Roberta.
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At 10:09:38 PM on 25/05/2007, RIchard Tortorella (Langley, BC, Canada) wrote:
Wow ..
I cannot think of anything better than to share some "twisties" with a 2.5 million pound AlfaRomeo or with the vintage sportcars from Mille Miglie past ... wow! Almost forgot - Try not to get too seasick when you take the ferry down!! TravelTabs are your friend! Cheers Richard T.
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At 11:02:06 PM on 25/05/2007, Kevin Green (Benfleet Essex) wrote:
Good luck !
Good luck to you both and have a safe trip.Hope to see you both at the DIRTBIKE SHOW in november !
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At 12:58:36 AM on 26/05/2007, Dina David (Tel Aviv Israel) wrote:
Love you guys
It look like you are off to Africa.Pleas pleas be crafull..I'm Ewan's BIG fan and became Charlies too after LWR.And Claudio and Rass and all the crue.Have fun and come back to your families....and us. Shalom -peace Dina
At 07:20:48 PM on 25/05/2007, Jerry Parkhurst (Tulsa, Oklahoma USA) wrote:
Great Humor
Always enjoy the great humor you show on the trip. Keep it up. Ride safe!! P.S. Where do you find freeze-dried wine for you trip?? From a fellow 12GS rider.
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