Josh still managed to get a short bike ride in this morning before we set off for sailing. In fact, it could have been a longer ride since our captain, Carlo, ended up having to drive his wife down to Civitavecchia so she could catch a train. In the end, we didn’t leave the villa much before 1pm and our 11am sail ended up leaving closer to 2:30pm. In other words: Italian time.
Still, it was a wonderful day. The sea was perfect, the wind was just right and the boat was a beautiful vessel. I had made a pasta salad for everyone and we picnicked on the boat. Then, we dove into the sea and swam before sailing bit further around the peninsula. We managed to make it back to the port just after 5. Livia had to report to work and we had to get back to our villa to get organized for our departure tomorrow. First, we shopped at Brandy and Melville (Charlotte's favorite store, and where Livia was working as a salesgirl) then we visited the Creola gelateria in Porto Ercole before heading home.
It was our last night in Tuscany. Selvaggia came over to babysit so Josh and I could have dinner out. We went to Capalbio and while we tried to get in to Il Frantoio, we were unsuccessful and ended up at Da Maria. The food was very good although we mistakenly didn’t order the grilled steak which looked excellent as it was served to all the tables around us. Our last night in Tuscany, and we were not experiencing fresh cow…so sad.
After dinner we strolled in to the center of town for a jazz concert. It was really wonderful and a great finish to our fantastic vacation here in the Maremma.
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