Yesterday was the big holiday, Ferragosto, as I have said…big family gatherings and many descending on our strip of Paradise…but not so many. The good thing about the rocks is that it’s pretty inaccessible, its an effort to walk along the beach whereas we just pop out our stairwell and are inches from the water. Christine spent ages yesterday clearing a path to the water. An autostrada it turned out to be. With my rock shoes, I’m moderately able to manage. So into the water (I told you about the jelly fish), into the WiFi bar for our coffee and send/ receive emails and phone calls (thanks Rose it was so exciting to get a phone call). Then back for lunch, more swimming and reading etc.
But last night was different. The friends of Chris’ who are in the house next door had a feast for Ferragosto and they invited us. Their son who owns a bar in Trieste came down and his girlfriend. Their daughter-in-law is also staying with them with the 2 grandchildren and us so it was dinner for 9 and they had cooked up a storm. They cooked two large and delicious fish on the outside fire and they were divine. I kept thinking how much Louis would have loved that fish!! Anyway we ate, drank wine and ended up with grappa so that we could hardly move at the end of it so full were we. The end of another day.
Today the routine continues, the water looks inviting and so I will go off for my morning swim, then we will go in to find WiFi.
Ciao for now darlings all.