Arriving in Sicily

Sleeping in the tent was interesting. We only had a canvas cover over the structure and it was zipped shut. We woke up about 2am to some dogs ? Or something making a lot of noise. Then we were awoken by lots of bird sounds and other types of animals off and on until we finally got up at 7:30am. Gabe watched the sun rise over the vineyard. Breakfast was my personal favorite. I really liked this place a lot. I was planning a wedding in my head. We started the 2.5 hour drive to Villa San Giovanni. Thats the town were we will get on the ferry to go over to Sicily. We stopped for gas and went into the store to get some water. They had some amazing looking pizza and sandwiches so we got some for the road. Gabe had them add some Calabrian chilis to his. Since we are in the Calabria region. They were super hot. I bought the ferry tickets online so we will just need the QR code to board the ship. We were the last car to board! The ferry ride is only about 20 minutes and then we are in Messina Sicily. We have a 2.5 hour drive to the town of Cefalu. Gabe’s Mom’s side of the family is from Cefalu. We are going to meet one of Mikie’s first cousins tonight. He has come to Cefalu for 23 years. His name is Gaetano or Guy for short. When Gabe started texting him about our trip he asked him where we should go on the island and what we should see. He said he has never left Cefalu. What!!! Guy told Gabe that the family isn’t going to be able to pronounce his name. Which we have noticed that ourselves. They say Gee-be. It’s strange. So Gabe is going to be Gabrielle-e. Say it with an Italian accent. Guy is very interested in my family history as well. I got my cousin Mary Jo to send me some things on our Sicilian family. Which is my grandmothers side. I’m excited to share with him. The reason we decided to start in Cefalu is because Guy is leaving to go back to Louisiana. The dinner he arranged was really nice. No one spoke much English. We used google translate to talk. The kids got pizzas. It was a little better but still Napoli style. Guy is going to give us a private tour tomorrow around the city.
A Presto,
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