Travel Notes

When we arrived, we quickly found the coldest room in the Hostel, and because there was no air conditioning in the building, this was not an easy task.  After a couple hours of finding our rooms and relaxing, we now faced the task of finding dinner.  Our initial plan was to send some people to get ingredients from the co-op across the street and cook dinner for the rest of us, however, the co-op was closed.  On to plan two.  We took about a fifteen minute walk into town to find a pizzeria.  The pizza was delicious and only about 4 euros for a large pizza.  When we got back to the hostel, we had about three hours before the hostel was locked at 11:30, so some of us went out to walk around the town and get some gelato while others went to the park that was just next door.  The temperature was almost bearable at night when the sun went down, however the rooms in the hostel remained hot for the remainder of the night. 

After showers and breakfast concluded in the morning, we all went to the open-air market.  By 8:30, the temperature was already 95 degrees Fahrenheit.  At the market, there was a wide variety of merchandise, goods, and food, and we enjoyed all of it.  For lunch, our 5 euros paid for lots of food, including delicious pizza, fruit, and beverages.  Now on the to the beach!

The Adriatic Sea had warmer water than the youth hostel.  While we had the shade seeking  group, many of the ringers chose to cool off in the water.  A group of about 10 ringers, Mr. Pinkerton, and Sam Reid swam about a half mile out to the breakers.  We all enjoyed helping Spencer drown.  It was a highlight of the afternoon.  We looked like a group of albino Eskimos compared to the locals.

Ringers prepared dinner from the co-op while Spencer sported a new hair cut courtesy of Katelyn.  We then returned to the gelatteria and enjoyed some good gelato, some more than others (Spencer, Mr. Pinkerton). 

We will be up bright and early tomorrow morning and off to Florence.