a very deliberate plan to stay put today - a rest is needed
we've had 2 solid weeks of driving around wales and italy
and today - well it's end-of-month for one - so office work calls
coincidentally also being thursday - a special day in torrita tiberina
with the local specialty of porchetta being delivered to the local store
one reason we took on these lodgings was in part due to a prior tennant
'if you have not tasted porchetta your life is a kind of miserable mistake'
his enthusiasm for the apartment and town in general very convincing
on this day we happen to be in the local store when we spot said meat
a couple of pieces are respectfully carved off and proudly handed over
it's still warm so presumably just out of the oven - we let it sit for lunch
then - oh yes - it is definitely special - melt-in-the-mouth roast pork
the afternoon spent out of the heat with a fan spinning and relaxing
sitting inside is guilt-free as we really have done a lot very quickly
there's also the first long-distance trip to be planned - naples it is
the weather so far in italy has been consistently sunny and hot
today the barometer is again heading towards the mid-30s
the afternoon sun avoided with attention instead to laptops
the fridge plundered at dinner time for another meat dish
veal, prosciutto and sage combined for a delicious meal
the local house wine adding the necessary liquid element
then it's on with the walking shoes and headphones and out
a 30 minute walking circuit covering the heights of the town
the sun sinking on the idyllic scene of the tiber river and valley
standing at the highest point and acknowledgement of this place
a walk past the castle entrance next to our digs and a notice is up
seems torrita tiberina has it's own summer festival starting tonight
coinciding with football's euro 2016 that must be on a big screen
tempted to join in the festivities but maybe another night...
