Twilight in Termoli

The wind today was relentless. Whipping the sand and surf, the wind caused the sea to be far too agitated for swimming. I lounged in the sun for a little while, reading my fist book the summer (“The Widow Spy”), then decided to come back home to prepare lunch. It was breezy all day to the point that our load of towels hang dried in about an hour. We also had the first clouds of the summer here. They were off in the distance this morning, and then passed by without losing a drop of rain in the process. The weather forecast for this weekend has rain, but that really doesn’t mean much as weather can change here in an instant.

Tonight, with a fresh breeze, Mom, Zia and I headed out for a twilight dinner in Termoli. The city was alive as usual, but not nearly as many vendors were around. We saw the lungomare (strip of beach clubs), the castle town of Federico II, and the port. We had a delicious dinner and even a gelato. It was a great night to take a passagiatta (evening stroll), so we walked all around the city after dinner.