Masseria Torre Coccaro
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Around the toe and instep
... was not very scenic. It looked like the California foothills, mostly dry and brown. We then proceeded down this little road I called the highway of death and vomit, because it was so narrow and curvy. Stacy was not a happy camper!
We finally made it to the bottom and headed for Caritai, our next destination. We found a hotel in the old part of town with very narrow streets. The GPS again picked a deadend road instead ...
Wine - start to almost finish
We returned from Lecce on 7 Sept and spent the weekend preparing for our upcoming journey on 11 September as Monday was the day for picking the grapes and making the wine. We were up and at it by 7.30 at the first property riding there on the back of the Piaggo - a small three wheeled ute - together with buckets and tubs. We picked enough to 3/4 fill a 700 liter tub and then on to Elaine's place where we picked about the same again. I like the grape harvesting much more than the ...
The long lunch
... semolina and oo flour for the focaccia - 2 kgs to be exact - kneaded within an inch of its life and rested. Then came the pasta making - oriachetta which I was not successful in producing one perfect piece but the other one tubular done on a skewer was my forte. Then there was bernadettas most wonderful tomato sauce - oh my goodness - that is all I can say. Franco was loaded up to take all to Elaine's as he was in charge of the outdoor oven which has to be fuelled ...
Lecce.....2nd visit
It is so easy to fall in love with Italy...after my 3rd visit I'm sure it will still pull me back again!! We had another one of those magic nights in Lecce the other night... However, I should start from the beginning. I belong to a group named 5W (woman welcoming women world wide) I had previously found out that there was a 5 W lady who lived in Lecce....so made contact with her to see if we could meet for a coffee or something. After a ...
Observations and reflections
... and in cafes and restaurants..no rules about this. They do not wear hats and they are so tanned. When I bought some sun screen, the girl in the shop asked me if I realised this was to STOP getting tanned..at least I think that was what the miming was about! I could write a book about road safety and OH & S. Anne and I sat on a bench for a while ( we do a lot of sitting on benches to rest our legs) We paid particular attention to the passing cars and 8 out of 10 ...
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