For the second time in a week, the hills of Campomarino were
engulfed in flames today. This afternoon, I went to help Zia hang curtains, and
clean her windows. It’s something I do every year, normally followed by a list
of things that she thought of for me to do at my house. Today was the day for
the sit down, but most of the list had already been finished in the past week.
As we cleaned she looked past the corner of the building in front of us and
asked if it was clouds or smoke? I went into her bedroom to look out the window
for a better view and clearly saw it was smoke, and I could see the flames
raging and the fire spreading up the hill. Once again, the fire was close to
the gas station. However, I didn’t see the airplanes to drop water this time.
In the picture, you can see fire at the top of the hill.
Once I was done cleaning, I got changed and went for a walk.
I chose to walk by the lungomare (a strip of beach clubs). Earlier, I decided
that for cena (dinner) I was having gelato (Italian ice cream) and pizza, in
that order. One nice thing about being an adult is that ice cream doesn’t spoil
my dinner. While taking the beach route, I decided to try new places for both
foods. Both the pizzeria and gelateria (ice cream shop) had been recommended to
me in the past and both were great. The pizza was half the price of the place I
always go to. It wasn’t as good, but it wasn’t bad either.
I also passed by the flea market. This year there are about
10 stands selling a multitude of items. I found a watch guy and it was tough to
walk away. I saw about 10 watches that I liked and really will have to settle
on three. Last year, the price started at 25 Euros and I bargained the guy down
to three for 40 Euros. Tonight the guy quoted me a price of 15 Euros. My goal
is to bargain down to 10 Euros. It will be tough choosing only three, as this
is my watch buying season.
In other news, a follow-up to the news of the other night,
the recent murder suicide in Campomarino Lido was featured on the tele giornale
(TV news) today. Evidently, the husband found out his wife was cheating on him
and he chose to shoot her and then himself. The couple was from San Severo here
on vacation.
