The sun was out this morning, and we weren't driving anywhere. Instead we got the bikes out (on Jemima's suggestion: "I like a bike ride!"), and cycled to the slightly bigger town of Oliveri just along the coast. The sea was blue and the mountains green today rather than all grey, and the sun was warm on our arms - we were in T shirts (although I regretted this once we'd started cycling: the breeze was still fresh).
The town had more life than our beach resort, plus some great Sicilian/ Italian stereotypes: leathery tanned old men chatting on benches in the sunshine; an old lady in black surveying the square outside from her window. It also had three fishmongers in a tiny town - a good omen. We bought some bread and wonderful tomatoes, and rode home to eat them in the sun with avocados, olive oil and cheese.
Then a restful afternoon, including reading and game playing, followed by a return trip to town to finish some errands - in Beatrix this time as the rain was back. Gelato in an Oscars-of-ice-cream-winning gelateria (and it was good), then back home and bed. A recuperative day.
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