Gioielleria Galleria D'Arte Di Giovanni Germano

We've left 5:20am the stall at the motor sport area. Luckily the wind and rain has gone the evening before. So we've had a quiet night, except once, Lupo were barking. Seems to me, a stray dog has passed by. I haven't seen anybody and haven't heard anything.
In the morning I decided to skip the Lidl supermarket at the next town, because of the early time. We would needed to wait until opening. If we take the direct way to Mazara, it is s long way, but I need to carry only a very lightweight backpack and buy new food and water there. And we can use time much more efficient.

The first 10k have been fine and easy.. Then slowly it got harder and harder. The whole way has been flat. A plain with olive fields and later Vine yards. Some higher and lower plastic fields (no idea what's grown inside. The plants are still small.)
Finally we've arrived in town and we needed to cross next to the beach a big bridge over a river (Fiume Arena). I think it is not our lucky day. The bridge was closed and a too late arrival. The workers already began to work. No way that I could discuss with them too cross. There has been security too. Not Italian style at all. It was easy and no problem to cross, but because of the time, they did not let me cross. That's the moment I got angrier and angrier. The next bridge is by foot quite a bit away. And I really got hungry. We wanted to arrive after 21km at the supermarket. No way. So I decide to put the shoes off and walk with Lupo thru the shallow (20-30cm) beach water. But it was full of seagrass, which the sea wash ashore. 50-60 cm of dark sea grass. Smelling a bit. Me barefoot in the water and also walking on that sea grass. Lupo swimming behind. The bridge next to me. The water had been fresh. But not ice cold.
After this crossing, the supermarket on my map hasn't been at that location we expected. Frustration set in.
So I've looked for another one. Another 1.5km. okay.... Let's walk.
And like always... Stray dogs were waiting for us in front of the supermarket. Cool. Some shouts and freighting gestures of myself to these dogs and they started to hide.
Shopping, feeding, eating, packing.... And hike further into the center. Busy on the roads. But not too many people around. It got chilly, cause the wind got more again. Clouds appear more. So we've looked for a cafe to charge the phones. I think to the next town it will take awhile. Looks far away on the map and probably only holiday honey on the way. Thus, stores can be closed in of season.
35.000 steps so far.... Lupo rests. And I enjoy the coffee.

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