Together again in Trieste

After a great vacation in Hong Kong, time for yet another get-together - this time back in Trieste for Barcolana, the yacht race.
Trieste seemed quiet when we arrived on Saturday afternoon from Udine, but by the evening the town was packed solid with those who were to take part in the race, and those who were just there to join the party. Not even the arrival of the Bora which whipped through Piazza Unita bringing freezing cold winds could spoil the party - although it did mean that we had to shelter in Mandracchio until the early hours of Sunday morning!
With huge thanks to Dodi who put us all up at her house, we woke on Sunday morning and got as far as the garden to drink coffee and watch the boats. Trieste is a beautiful city at any time, but for Barcolana, when the sun is shining and all of the bay is filled with yachts - this year 1400 registered for the race - it is more special than ever. Even more so when it gives us another excuse to get together!
The journey back to Marche was pretty horrendous - partly because I was so tired and partly as the traffic near the Padova roadworks meant that I was stuck in solid traffic for 2 hours more or less, but it was still worth it.
The next few weeks are destined to be fairly dull - I need to organise the house - but one of the main jobs on the list is to try to get an internet line, so that, with any luck, I can stop having to come to the internet cafe!