Just Another Lousy Week Living in Sicily #24 

Thanks, Wendy 😊 It’s not all rainbows and unicorns but we’re trying. I so wish Perucca was here to see all of this. I think about him all of the time 🥲

Thanks for watching. This is a really nice place to live 😊

Ha! Thanks. I hope you have a blast 😊

Thanks 😊 We’re using sunscreen!

Thanks! Beth is the nice one 😉

@@beeseurotravel not true..you both are 😀

Funny. We planned on going today!!

The irony is we nearly bought an olive grove and a beat up old barn very, very close to them!! I've seen that video and we will prune the old ones in the next year or two. It's remarkable how much cutting back you have to do -- but since most of our are young, last year we mostly just opened up the centers. What's puzzling right now is that there is no rhyme or reason to things. We pruned all of the young tress the same way. Some of them are loaded with fruit and others hardly any...

@@beeseurotravel You’re going to be an olive tree expert before long!

Grazie 😊

Thanks 😊

Thanks. And thanks for watching 😊

Yeah... it's great living here. Lucky!

Thanks 😊 We're having fun. And now that the money is rolling in...🤣 🤣

Thanks so much 😊 Our house is tiny. Less than 40 m2 but if and when the house sells in France we'd like to double the size and that will be a lot of fun!

I don’t doubt it. We went to Zingaro last year when all of the wildflowers were in bloom and were bowled over by just how beautiful it was… but it’s a 4 hour drive for us and our plates are full. Maybe next year!

@@beeseurotravel yes, it's definitely a far drive from where you live. If you ever make your way there again let us know. My entire family lives there and we can help you out with anything you may need once you're there. From a place to stay to a place to eat. They all own apartments, B&Bs, restaurants, etc. Enjoy Sicily. It's paradise! We can't wait to retire there in four years.

@@boxerlover2030It is paradise! Thanks for the offer. When we head over there again we’ll reach out 😊

Thanks! But remember… Sicily isn’t Italy 🤣 Well, it is, but… Airfare is cheap these days and if you skip the major tourist areas and peak travel months you can get an Airbnb, eat at home and have a great vacation 😊

Thanks for watching! 😊

🤣 It’s all right here! Soon we’re going to do a video on some of the things we don’t love about living here, but they’ll sound whiney compared to all of the good stuff!

Ok. Next time we’re there! 😊

Me, too. These events rely on massive amounts of volunteers 🤞

If you're not first you're last!! 🤣

Thanks. Getting there!

Yep. You’re right. I got all of the ones by the house this year. Half have olives and half don’t. This winter we’ll get after the other.

Aww. Thanks. We’ll try to keep ‘em’ coming 😊

Thanks. And yes Massimo said the same thing. But I think it’s more complicated than that. I think after a few years of observing everything I’ll figure it out! They do need a good trimming though 😊 Congrats on CdG and good luck with the visa. You live in a beautiful part of Sicily

Is elective visa for retired person?

@@mz1860 Yes, you are not allowed to work with an ER visa. All of your income needs to come from passive sources.

Good to know. Thanks 😊 The Veneto is so beautiful. We love Verona, but we've steered clear of Venice. Maybe one day

OMG the pizzolo... so good!

Thanks 😊 Glad you like them. We don't know what we're doing but we're having fun!

Hello! 😜 Don't worry, you'll be heating up soon enough!

Nice! Thanks, and good luck 😊

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching 😊

Thanks 😊 We're trying and we'll keep going until it's no longer fun! We haven't had to deal with the Italian driver license yet. We have a year from when we get our visas and we're still waiting on those. I know the test is no longer offered in English since England left the EU -- so that is going to be an issue for us. I also believe we are going to be restricted on the type of car we can use as new drivers. That is going to be another issue. But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. And the drivers in Italy? Pretty aggressive and the "rules' are definitely 'flexible.' Where we live it's fine. Even Catania is ok. But Palermo? Wow. Thats a different world. Very tough to drive there. Very few people pay attention to traffic laws and your head has to be on a swivel. Sorry I cant be of more help right now.

Indeed…

Really bad weather for you this year 😕 I hope you have an amazing autumn

Funny. We planned on going there this morning!!

Thanks. Very kind of you 😊

Thanks 😊

So lucky…

Dunkinville, NH? 🤣 I’m from Dover

@@beeseurotravel no!?!?!?! I lived there for years😂😂😂

Where we are things are ok. But yes. Definitely some water issues as it’s hotter than normal this year and we only got 25% of the usual amount of rain. Places like Agrigento are rationing water and it’s not pretty. Hopefully it’s a one off.

I say this as Sicilian, droughts in Sicily are cyclical. It's just the nature of the beast. 2022 and 2023 had insanely hot summers, around 40-43 Celsius in July-August (started mid July with lockon 40+ degree Celsius and ended mid August) combined with lower rainfall its the perfect storm (dry storm :) ). But just for example if I compare to the drought I remember when I was a kid (mid 90s) this is nothing. On that one the drought lasted 6 months and was extremely severe, water rationing on the entire island. It was bad. Really bad. Since that one we didn't have one until this one of 2024, but is not as bad as the media are depicting(so far), I hope it won't get worse. If it does October-November the rain start to fall and it should be ok. It's also not the same on the entire island for a series of other factors, like infrastructures, transportation etc. We go there on another rabbit hole and will take me forever. But let just says that usually in Palermo and the whole Palermo area and Catania and Catania area things are usually always better because better infrastructure. Area like the southern-central part of Sicily (which is the poorest area) Agrigento, Caltanissetta etc. things are usually worse. Sorry for the long post but I am reading all that media hysteria about that drought but it's not as simple and easy to analyze as they say.

Yeah… La dolce vita

🤣🤣

We're not 😆. Normally I do a lot of bike riding and Beth has a treadmill, but with all of the disruption in our lives and now the hot, hot weather? We'll be back on it soon 😊

I use Davinci and recently ponied up the money for the paid version because there is fix for florescent lighting flicker that isn't available in the free version. But the free version is amazing. Then I have a Sony 7iii with a Rode shotgun microphone, a DJI pocket 2 (which I use less and less), DJI wireless microphones (awesome) and our iPhone 13s (which we probably use too much -- but I did all of the Massimo in the field video with one. They're just too convenient) and a mini tripod. That's it.

@@beeseurotravel I also tried Davinci but after a lot of experimenting, I ended up just doing all the work on my iPad Pro. I use the IPad for my filming as well. Luma Fusion editing app is amazing and super simple. Not sure about the fluorescent light issue, but you could probably drop any footage, drone, Camera anything into Luma Fusion for easy editing. ( If you have an iPad Pro. ).

Davinci. Love it 😍

The CNN one? Yeah, its a big problem in Sicily and I feel really bad for Agrigento. It's an amazing place. Where we are not so much. Yet. And we have a 20,000 liter storage tank that is full. But if the trend continues or gets worse longterm it could be a serious problem.

@@beeseurotravel yes the CNN one. We live at the Grand Canyon and yearly they are reducing the water intake from the Colorado river. We have a ranch where we use a considerable amount of water to raise our crops. It will soon be a global issue if we all don't start restricting our usage.

Didn’t mean to be political. Just all in fun. That’s one of the best things about living here. No political tribes, people are defined by their families. Way better.

@@beeseurotravel Forse hai frainteso. Crozza in Italia e' un famosissimo comico imitatore, balzato alla ribalta anche in USA per l'imitazione di Biden, se vuoi farti una risata quardati qualche video.

guardati

@@panflute3580Got it. Thanks!