Day 114: Vetulonia Magic

Giving Kieran some video game quiet time and more relaxation, Mary spent the morning working remotely. It felt good to exercise the brain/typing skills while revisiting her life before Gap Year.

In the early afternoon we drove to Cascate del Mulino which is a geothermal waterfall and bath that is 100% free (€4 euros to park). For three machines, the credit cards didn’t work and they didn’t accept bills either. We decided to risk it and put an old ticket on our window. Other people were also confused. Our mistake, €4 became a €30 ticket and many around us were also taking their tickets off their cars 😂 we consider it a donation to the local community in maintaining the free hot spring.

The water was 98 degrees and perfect for the 65 degree day. The occasional cloud cover provided breaks from the sun and climbing close to the water fall meant more hot water. After 1.5 hours, we drove to Talamone where James Bond was filmed. The restaurants were not rated highly and too expensive so we drove 8 minutes to a local village. It was the best decision and we ate a yummy assortment of seafood pastas, mussels, and fried critters. It was locals only and we loved seeing everyone line up for their Friday beers and wines!

Restaurant:
Luna Morena

Food:
Mussels
Fried Calamari
Pici Alle Vongole (clams)
Seafood Gnocchi

Spots:
Cascate del Mulino-Hot Spring
Talamone
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