Today is the last day for us here as a group. Steve and I
head to The Netherlands tomorrow, and Melissa and Amanda will be in Milan when
I return on Monday. So we made sure to
make the most of our day, and relax.
We hit the beach, went swimming, and played another round of
bocce, our fourth. Today was my first win (second two other times), and now we’ve
each won a round. I got up this morning
and began making a sauce from scratch. I put in onions, carrots, basil, olive
oil, salt, and tomatoes. Once it got cooking a bit I added a vegetable
bouillon, a little water, and some tomato paste. I brought it to a boil, and
then let it simmer for an hour before passing it taking out seeds and stems and
breaking down any chunks. It was delicious.
Tonight, Steve and I are going to pack for Holland and then
head out to Ristorante Netti as a group one last time. All the visitors have
made this summer pass by fast. I head back to the states in two weeks.
