Wed.7th.Dec.
Spent a reasonable night at the marina and slept well when the rain wasn't beating on the roof and the thunder wasn't thundering. Up bright and early, headed back for Pizzo. Found space to park in the street on the way out of town. Set off down a long staircase through narrow picturesque streets in the direction of the centre. The views were every bit as dramatic as we expected, the clouds closed in and the heavens opened. We sheltered in the doorway of a building under renovation and waited for the rain to stop. It stopped, unfortunately the water kept on running down the stairs like a river. We have video which we will post when we get hook up. Spent an hour exploring the town which was much like so many others, pretty but unremarkable. At 12.30 the moment could be postponed no longer. We sat outside an old fashioned gelateria, in bright warm sunshine and ordered two Tartufi, speciality of Pizzo, ice cream, one dark chocolate, the other white chocolate and shared them. Janet lapsed into the trance like state which befalls her when she gets something very special in her mouth!! A strong coffee to follow completed lunch. Jan is still not recovered. We left Pizzo after that, nothing was going to beat it. We are now in Tropea, parked in a free car park under the cliffs, by the beach with the town looming above us. Very pretty. Went up for a quick look and a beer tonight. Looking forward to closer inspection tomorrow.
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