Sometimes one must take it easy for a little bit. Today I
awoke with plans to play basketball and cook at the house. On the way to the basketball
court, I stopped to pay our condominium association fee for the year (81 Euros)
and was off to the beach and my basketball court. Figuring I would just be
shooting baskets and not playing all out hard basketball, I left my knee and
ankle braces at home. That was a mistake. About 20 minutes into shooting, I
faked right and twisted my ankle. It’s been hurting since, but I still managed
to ride my bike to a couple of stores and walk tonight.
Tonight we went to Termoli, where we had delicious Gelato at
Yo-Go, probably the most popular place in town. The gelato there is the best I’ve
ever eaten. We strolled around, I took care of paying for the internet to
continue, and I bought a pain-relieving gel I saw on TV at the pharmacy. I’m
going to use the gel on my ankle tonight. We also saw a sign of just how
fertile the terra (ground) is here. Popping up out of the ground along a wall
in what looks like an alley but is actually a street is a grape vine that spans
two balconies and has fruit on it. The vine was not decoration, but I sign of a
different, simpler time here.
When we got back, I went to Zia’s house to teach her how to
properly use her new universal remote control.
