Croeso

'Croeso' is Welsh for 'Welcome'. So 'Croeso mawr i bawb' (a big welcome to everyone) with Google analytics showing readers from an additional four countries (in no particular order) - Finland, Turkey, Cameroon, and France visiting the Blog. Along with the increased interest from across the Pond. A reader from Vermont has added that area to the list of 11 areas of the United States of America from which Blog readers have accessed this Blog.

I have no idea what has caused the increased interest from the United States of America and from many countries spread across different Continents of the World, but I welcome you one and all.

I would like to think that it is the quality of my writing. Your interest in Africa. The story of our journey from Wales across France, through Germany and Switzerland and down into Italy before our S60 D5 SE gave up the Ghost in Firenze. Maybe it is my human rights ramblings, or truth be known, you have simply stumbled across the Blog and can't wait to leave and find the correct page. But whatever the reason; 'Croeso mawr i bawb'.

The Negotiation

The really good news is that my car is repaired. The bad news is that the car is in Italy and we are back in Wales. I suppose the other bad news is the extortionate price of the repair. But I suppose that when you are over the barrel, then you simply have to grin and bare it.

The image above is a stock photo of a Volvo S60 D5 that I found on some CD's that I have. I don't know if it an SE like mine, but it looks 'Special' so it probably is the Special Edition (SE) model. I was looking for the photograph of our Volvo taken high up in the mountains in Italy when we toured the lovely Italian countryside in 2007. Or the shot of 'the Beast' parked up in the Welsh mountains a few years back as well. Both images are pretty good, but to my disappointment, I could not find neither.

I am now in negotiation with the lovely people who provide the European Breakdown Cover. I will let everyone know how I get on as the negotiation develops.