We started off the day on a good foot by running into the "town" of San Martino. We had a light breakfast with Cinzia and Angela and then got an official tour of the farm and garden. We shoveled, raked, hoed, and watered until we were sweating more than we had chopping wood. Once lunch time came around we were force fed an enormous pasta lunch where too much was never enough. Mamma mia! Once our bellies were stuffed with pasta we took a bike ride back into town, this time with our tourist gear. We made stops to take pictures in peoples front yards, barely escaping vicious dogs. After perfecting some self shots we got back to the farm to work on our tan for a bit. Cinzia wanted to take us on a "break" to get ice cream so we headed to the most delicious gelato bar everrr. It is safe to say that we will be back there again.
After the break we successfully planted 48 tomato plants! Only a few hundred more to go! An even greater accomplishment would have been if we successfully explained the "when in Rome" expression which we struggled with for a while.
Work was over and off to Cinzia's GAS meeting we went. The meeting consists of organic farmers from the area who gather and trade different items they grow. We left with two huge cartons of vegetables and bags of fruit.
We returned home just in time for a TEN o'clock dinner where Cinzia's friends brought over pizza. And by pizza we mean one pie per person. Is this real life? After failing miserably to eat six whole pizzas the group chatted over home-made absinthe which was followed by a digereedoo performance. An italian-english dictionary was a definite necessity to the night, especially when a discussion of the ninja turtles began. Much more exploring needs to be done, but so far we have great company and full full bellies.
Buona notte!
-J and C
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