Paterno

Last night we were given a gift. The dogs brought home a horse leg. We are not sure where they got it, but it definitely was not on my list of things to see in Italy. Horse meat is like Buffalo meat in the States. Thanks goodness Alfonso took it to the garbage.

Today was another rainy day in Sicily. It is difficult to pick oranges or do maintenance on the farm with the rain. We decided to take a walk to Paterno. The problem was that it was right after lunch, so everything was closed until 4pm. Since we could not walk home in the dark, it was not a very productive visit. What I did notice was that there were 4 driving schools. Now, if you have ever driven in Italy, you know that you take great risks on the road. They are crazy drivers. Not sure why they need so many schools to learn how to drive crazy. Another thing I noticed were the number of stores that were shut down. The poor economy is felt around the world.

When I first decided to come to Casa Della Acque, I was told that the town was only 2km away. I am sure this is an Italian 2km, because it is more like 4km. Phillip dropped us off, so we only had to walk back. Of course, we also were lost for awhile. It felt like the road would never end. We finally made it back and decided that we would watch a video. It is an extremely small TV and we were trying to read English subtitles. It was not the easiest movie to watch.

Hopefully we will have better weather tomorrow. Ciao for now