driving around

this video was taken on the way to the tangenziale - the highway (it is only called the autostrada when you pay a toll - or at least i think that is the way it works...) we were on our way to pick up Josh, Brooke & Bekah after their flight to Rome was canceled. this day must have been an Italian holiday or day of rest of some sort because it was around 8:30 in the morning and normally the traffic would have been much heavier in this area.

driving around will get your blood circulating!! after a while you get used to it but you always have to stay alert because the motorcycles and scooters can come from any direction to pass you - even on the left when you are turning left! and people open car doors or walk out from behind cars and there are dogs running around. and of course the other drivers are out there and you never quite know if they are going to pull out from a parking place, turn in front of you, stop short to park or tailgate you on the most twisting curves. it is not for the faint of heart...

i'm so glad that God is the ultimate pilot!!!

we will take more videos of driving in Sicily through some of the little towns during the busy times of day. it is fascinating all of the things you can see.