Acireale to San Leonardello by camper van - From Sicily to Ukraine part two

[@jfkcamelot]

Thanks, Alan for making us part of your journeys. It's really appreciated. I hope to meet you one day. JB

[@VanlifewithAlan]

Thank you - that is very nice of you to say so!

[@VanlifewithAlan]

Owing to another ridiculous innovation by Google, I am no longer able to post video responses to my own videos. For those wanting to see the whole series please go to the playlist.

[@VanlifewithAlan]

Thank you - that is very nice. It also makes it more interesting for me! It depends on where the difference is between being able to speak a language and being able to get by and that is not clear but I more or less speak six to nine languages and understand several more!

[@VanlifewithAlan]

I get the impression that there are not as many as there used to be and there are not too many in Italy!

[@llewesa100]

I used to cycle in the Netherlands when I had "friends" over there about four years ago.Their bikes seemed to be designed with riders comfort in mind and of course because it is flat terrain I found it a lot easier to sustain my journeys.Also, they have cycle paths galore over there and as a cyclist you are treated with more respect than you would be in the UK in my opinion.

[@llewesa100]

I sold my mountain bike last month because I found I could no longer ride more than a mile without having to stop due to breathlessness and aching legs.When I bought it back in 99 I used to whizz around the district clocking miles in double figures so i can sympathise with your predicament!

[@silverstateofmind]

It looked like more than 30seconds. I would have just pulled right up that driveway. To each his own (:

[@VanlifewithAlan]

Tylko byłem w 2,000 metrów ale widok super. Mam film - nazywa się Sivestri Craters - można zobaczyć. Pozdrowienia z Castrovillari, Kalabria!

[@NickVennlig]

I love the videos! It's neat to be a part of the journey. How many languages do you speak?

[@VanlifewithAlan]

I am now in Hungary and there are roads here through towns on which cyclists are not allowed. That comes as a surprise when one really ought to encourage people to use greener forms of transport!

[@silverstateofmind]

I would have mounted that curb.

[@wlowin]

Widzę, że droga na Etnę jest coraz gorsza. Szkoda samochodu. Mam nadzieję, że na szczycie nie było mgły i warto było jechać! Serdecznie pozdrawiam.

[@silverstateofmind]

I don't know the age of llewesa100 but my father rode 40 miles a day on his bicycle in his mid 70's. He rode from San Francisco to Seattle in 10 days in his 60's.

[@VanlifewithAlan]

I am not going to damage my vehicle to gain thirty seconds!

[@Jeffybonbon]

Are you following the same road the 8th army took in WW2 My father was there and I want to trace his footsteps too if possible

[@VanlifewithAlan]

+dislexic landlord Yes, this is the route that was taken by the Eighth Army in July and August 1943.

[@Jeffybonbon]

there was a Battle for a Bridge on road you travelled did you find it the DLI fought there with great courage thank you

[@VanlifewithAlan]

dislexic landlord That is further down the road. The bridge over the Simeto, south of Catania. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHu2qZKlh6iMY9k

[@VanlifewithAlan]

But you need to exercise, even if you are not as fit as you used to be. Get the bike back and keep trying!