We arrived back last night after a holiday where the earth moved for us. Sadly it moved so much at least 280 people were killed. The Marche in Central Italy is a beautiful area, but it is on a fault line and this most recent earthquake was quite devastating.
We left after hundreds of tremors and four serious quakes. The fourth quake which had us hiding under beds then running into the garden made for a stressful week, interspersed with lovely moments with family and the children. I swam in the Adriatic and the Med, drove through tiny villages surely never meant for cars, had the most wonderful aperos every night in local bars. All given for free when you had a drink. Listened to the Italians discussing the quake, easy to understand with all the beating of hearts ... and Malc and Sam being Italian speakers. Messages from friends and family saying " leave now" and on the 4 th quake knowing that leaving made sense.
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