Sicily - September 2024 (Part 1)

 

Sicily - September 2024 (Part 1)

Each year, just before the new school year begins, we always try to get away for a week, to spend some quality family time together. 

This year was an exception as our son started working in Appenzell as part of a school course to learn German...so it was the first time in many years that my wife and I were able to have a holiday just by ourselves for the week.

We flew from Milan to Catania and picked up a hire car for a few days and drove straight to Agrigento where we based ourselves for a few nights while discovering the area and the amazing temples.

We then drove to Syracuse, stayed there for a couple of nights and finally the last two nights in Catania.

The following photos were all shot on a Fujifilm X-T5 with 35mm lens.

Scala dei Turchi

Agrigento

Calascibetta (from Enno)

Piazza Armerina

Modica

Syracuse

Catania

Hiking - Brione to Sonogno via Boccheta Mugaia 2'518 Mslm, August 2024

Val Verzasca: Brione to Sonogno via the Val d'Osola, Bocchetta di Mugaia and Val Redorta 20-21.08.2024

All photos shot with a Fujifilm X100VI.

This was an epic hike that I wanted to do for a few years now but was always a little hesitant about doing it by myself because the descent, 1600 meters, was slightly over my daily limit and if you have an accident up there, you're fu*%ed, because there's no mobile connection.

So when my wife said to me "we have two days free together, why don't we do that hike?", I was like, yes, let's do it! I still had some doubts, but, we would be together for two whole days, just us by ourselves, and no kids, no one, nobody! Let's go...into the wild.

The first day we hiked up to Rifiugo Sambuco which was quite easy, around 16km distance and 1250 meters in elevation.

We had the hut all to ourselves which was quite special.

The morning after left at around 07.00 and did the 600 m hike to Bocchetta di Mugaia in a couple of hours. It was actually quite tough because there was a very strong wind blowing down from the top of the mountains and it was also a little cold. At the top I was contemplating putting on my gloves!

The 1600 m descent to Sonogno was never ending and the more we descended the higher the temperature rose. It was hard work but we did it and celebrated with a nice cold beer.

Val d'Osola

Rifiugio Sambuco

Bocchetta Mugaia (2'518Mslm)

Alpe di Mugaia

Napoli - June 2024

 

Napoli - June 2024

Each year, when the school year ends, we always try to get away in June for a few days, , to spend some quality family time together. This year we took the train down to Napoli for a few days.

We stayed in the Centro Storico in a small apartment which worked out well as we could more or less get to everywhere we wanted to visit on foot.

The following photos were all shot on my Fujica GS645 Professional, a 6 x 4.5 medium format rangefinder with a folding bellows, one of my favourite ever cameras. The film was Ilford FP4 Plus developed in Kodal Xtol.

All the following photos were made on my Fujifilm X100VI.