Author: melisajohnson

Well we made it to the airport and through security.  It seemed to take forever- in reality over 1 1/2 hours.  

Even in the club is it pretty much standing room only. I think I am ready to sit down and have a drink after all the lines!  

It is a very sad day as it is my last morning to have tea on my front porch. The sheep have passed by on their way to graze for the day and the workers are arriving to beginning work at the vineyard.

Today we are off to Taormina after one last amazing breakfast at Casa Vicchia.

We had a great wine tour and one thing they said really made me think. 

“We are just borrowing this land from our children, so we have to take care of it.”

I think more companies and people need to share this philosophy.  

We had a wonderful walk this morning through the vines and hills. 

It is hard to believe it is Monday morning already. 

We awoke to the sounds of the sheep bells in the nearby field, but as it is Monday the vineyard is starting to get active with workers arriving to start the production process. 

Today’s agenda includes a walk through the gardens followed by a cooking lesson based on what we gather. This afternoon will be a long walk into the village. In the evening we will have a cannoli lesson followed by dinner and bed…  My kind of day! 

Sunday morning was not any different than any other day for a local cheese maker.  He and his son get up every morning and milk their 500 sheep (they do it again in the evening) and then make their amazing cheese during the day and we were lucky enough to get to see this. We had a picnic breakfast with some fresh cheese between the steps.  It is so good in this day that there are still people out making products the way their fathers and grandfathers did. 

Can you think of a better place to take a break from cooking? 

I went out for a little morning run today. A few sites were a bit different than snug harbour!