We have left Sally in Ferrara house hunting while we returned to Milan to Axel camper to have more work done on the stove which unfortunately is still playing up. Manuel is going through a process of elimination to find the fault. He has checked the fuel filter, connected a small diesel reservoir positioned closer to the stove (to check whether the stove is too high in relation to the fuel tank), replaced the fuel pump, checked for air bubbles in the line, all to no avail. The stove continued to fail to ignite the flame, and then shut down.
After a frustrating day he replaced the flame sensor, and bingo, we had 10 perfect startups in a row! Applause to Manuel for diagnosing and fixing this long-standing problem!
While we were waiting for this success Joe took out one of our windows which was leaking, and Ok with Manuel's help resealed and replaced it. That's a relief!
16 April 2016
We are back on the road, and met up with Sally in Parma, famous for Parmesan cheese. As do so many Italian cities Parma has small winding streets in its old section, and a town square with wine bars and eateries. It is all very picturesque.
17 April
After leaving Parma we were on the lookout for a place to park for the night, and had almost settled on a parking lot in a town, when we found this spot -one of the best we've found yet!
And this morning when we woke we found that this mountain is called "La Pietra di Bismantova" and is a rock climber playground. There were dozens of climbers on the face by midday.
There is even a good rock for beginners to learn confidence with their gear.
And the view in the others direction is not too bad either!
Sally and Joe made a huge effort and climbed to the top. Looking down they could make out the Earthcruiser way below.
The mountain continued to dominate the view as we wound our way off towards Tuscany.
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