Post by Bob
The plants had a great day today! Everywhere we looked, they were soaking up a great day under the dark windy clouds. Yes, a sunny day escaped us today.
We had breakfast in the enclosed terrace and went on a drive around the island. We had found a small seaside village to do some shopping, but Bob had to purchase an umbrella as he forgot ours in the room. The wind was unforgiving, driving the rain into everything. Most ocean side establishments were closed as COVID still restricts inside activities and no one ventured to set outside.
All was not lost; Maryellen found a spot for lunch.
We had pulled up a block away to park the car and I got a parking pass from the meter stand. We are hypersensitive to make sure that the parking pass is clearly visible on the dashboard given our previous experience of having it upside down and getting a ticket. So, it took several attempts to place the pass on the dashboard and quickly get out of the car door and shut it before the wind came. The wind would make all the paper in the car swirl like it was in a mini tornado. So, I licked the back of the pass, stamped it on the dashboard, scrub it down with my hand, and quickly closed the door. As we headed back to the hotel, the sun starting to peek out. The whole cloud family was out today: cumulus, stratus, Sirus, Amazon and grumpy.
The afternoon was highlighted with MaryEllen and I both miserably failing our Covid test. Maryellen would like it noted that the participating pharmacist administered the most non-intrusive COVID exam Maryellen has had. I would agree with that as there was no deep probing!
As we both read our negative results, the sun came out and the wind died down a bit. We went back to the hotel, loaded the test into the United app, and sat out on the cliff playing backgammon as we watched the sunset. The Italians know how to do happy hour: snacks and view!
Tomorrow is our last “tourist days” in Italy. If the weather is good, we hope to spend it at the hotel all day relaxing. If it’s like earlier today (Ischia rainy weather), we might look to escape off the island and try something unexpected!
