Haute cuisine (don't know the Italian for that)

There's no ice cream like Italian ice cream from a Gelateria. I am trying to ration myself to 1 double scoop per day. Current favourites, limone, frescha, cafe, chocolato.

I am still living off random bread, cheese, meat, and occasional fruit / vegetable combos. Current favourite is ciabatta, gorgonzola, Napoli salami (a little like chorizo), capers (yes), and tomato. It's a wild mix of flavours, but it works - says the man who likes peanut butter and horseradish sandwiches.

Continuing the food theme I do not recommend indulging in a coke, 2 espressos, a banana and a peach, half way up a steep 1000m climb. Within about half a mile of restarting my heart was rushing at about 200bpm and I felt so light headed it felt good.

This is not a drink free trip. I have really enjoyed cold Croatian and now Italian beer at the end of the day, bit never more than 3. In the last few days I have also taken to drinking red Italian wine, from a carton! It's not too bad, bloody cheap and you can re-seal it. I'm sold.