I woke up on a mission to pay off all of our condo fees and repairs
for the year. I knew I also wanted to pick up a melon or something for
breakfast. Just as I was walking out the door, dressed for the beach but
heading downtown, the sounds of thunder crackled across the sky.
As I looked to the left, there was a blue sky. To the right,
over the Adriatic Sea, all I could see were low lying, dark grey clouds that
were clearly spilling rain over the ocean. Lightning, thunder, and clouds does
not bode well for a walk, nor a day at the beach. However, it was not raining
on me. I grabbed an umbrella, and began my walk, still not a drop. Lots of loud
thunder and lightning, but not a drop of rain. It wasn’t until I was home that
we got a few drops, but it never rained.
We had already rented a beach umbrella and chairs for the
next week at Lido Ritz, so after pranzo (lunch) Mom and I went to the beach.
She stayed in the open air pavilion, and I went and spent two and a half hours
getting sun, with a wind coming off the ocean that seemed to never end. No umbrellas
could be opened on the beach because the wind was so strong. Only a few people
were going in the water, as the waves and current were more than they are used
to. The brave few who went in went diving into the three foot waves like they
were gigantic. Normally there are no waves here because we have breakers about
100 yards offshore. Even though the sea was angry today, it was still a
beautiful sight to behold.
