Sicily, 8 Days, Leg 1 of our adventure

 

The first leg of our Viaggio Italiano has come to a close.  We have many memories of the people we met and places we’ve visited. 
Francesco of Don Ciccio who graciously accepted us into his home at midnight!  With indefatigable energy he described the property, breakfast, and showed us our room. With his English and my understanding (lack of) Italian, we had a great time getting to know one another that night.  We had to push on the next morning, but would have loved to stay and chat with him for hours.
Laura of Between Sky and Sea.  What a wonderful person she is.  We were all of us tired when we met.  We had had a long day and arrived hours later than we planned.  Laura was accommodating and showed us where things were and hot to work the locks, went over a map of Cefalu pointing out points of interest and her favorite restaurants.  It was when we were leaving that her unmistakable warmth and deep friendliness was so apparent.  Her husband took me by motorbike to our car and guided me back to the apartment.  On the way to the car he stopped often to greet friends.
The anesthesiologist,, Mike, and his wife, Dorothy, whom we met at Just Be and b.  Fellow travellers who enjoy life, good food, and lively discussions.
The waiters, waitresses, chefs and restaurant owners who created unique dining experiences and with whom we bantered in English and with an attempt at humor in Italian.  We have been very fortunate in our dining choices.
In Leg 2, we will meet the effervescent Luigi, an Renaissance Man who deeply cares about people and enjoying life.  And  we will meet Justin and Kate Mink, newlyweds and Kate’s first experience of “La Dolce Vita”.  The four of us negotiated Naples ferry harbor looking for a boat to Capri. “No, dritto poi andare a sinistra”. But I get ahead of myself.
Leg two takes us to Capri and the Amalfi Coast via Salerno.

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