When the weather outside is frightful, that’s when one must
get creative here in Campomarino. We have no television, it’d be in Italian
anyway, and there are no movie theaters nearby. The beach is out of the
question, leaving reading and writing. So I read and I wrote. But yesterday was
a pretty special day too as it was Zia’s compleano (birthday).
The rain finally lifted about noon today, and the sky was
clear and blue all afternoon. I went back to the beach, and noticed that the
sand level was about six inches higher than normal. Evidently, the tides had
swept over the beach club leaving a sandy mess in its wake. All of the
umbrellas were down and the workers were cleaning up debris that the angry Adriatic
deposited.
After coming back home for a quick bite, Mom and I headed
back out to the center of town to peruse the local flea market vendors. The
selection this year was a little less appealing than normal, but the Santa
Cristina festival and its near-mile-long flea market will be setting up next
week. Hopefully we will find some deals.
