Mare Mosso or When I felt like living on a Cruise Ship

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Unbelievable waves today! 
Our house so near to the waterfront made me feel like living on a cruise liner today. 

Impressive and scary, the power of nature. Mare mosso means moving sea - today, the ocean went wild!

The photo is just a visual reproduction. The roar of the crushing waves all day long is something else. I took a short video. I will see if I can upload it next week. Also I will post more pictures soon.

There are only a few days like this - during winter usually.


A Day at the Beach

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According to the weather forecast, today was the last day of sunshine before a week of rain.
So, we went with the kids to the beach to enjoy the sun. There is a little nice beach at Vibo Marina called Proserpina, where we used to go in summer every day before we had the house in Pizzo.
This beach is located behind the yacht haven of Vibo Marina and has a pretty view of Pizzo in the far.
While this beach is serviced in summer with sun chairs and umbrellas and the sea is calm and shallow, ideal for kids, today it was deserted with pretty waves.

There was a family - probably from Northern Europe - their kids in bathing suits had no problem to jump in the ice cold water.

For our son and nieces, who had seen the sea for the first time in their lives here in Calabria, it was a big joy to run up and down the beach, run away from the waves and collect shells. It was a very beautiful and warm late morning.

At 1pm we cleaned sandy feet and went for a pasta at la casa della Nonna.

PS:
At the moment, I am blogging via iPhone and can upload only one pic per post. - I am probably going to add some pics later when with a real computer.

Also this time, the Internet is lousy down here in the South. If available, it's slow... We are with WIND now, last summer we had TIM. I guess this makes the difference, although we were told everybody in Calabria is with WIND - mmh?!

Un giro a Tropea

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A trip to Tropea is a must, while in Pizzo. So, yesterday, when spring was back, we packed grandparents, kids, nices, uncles and aunties, and off we went for un giro a Tropea.

It was a real pleasant afternoon because it was not crowded at all - as it is usually in summer. The small alleys were empty and we seemed to be the only tourists in town!

We enjoyed the view of Stromboli and of an empty beach below the historic center.

Winter on Easter Monday

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Today we had sunshine, but very cold wind. The sky was beautiful and we could see Stromboli at sunset.

The weather was the talk of the town tonight. In the Pizzeria at 'La Marina', we were told that this is the weather of January or February. No one could remember a cold Easter like this.

There were far more people down at the sea than in the 'piazza' above. The 'piazza' in fact was deserted. The ice cold wind had scared people away. When we went for an espresso into the bar, Angelo (Il Gatto), greeted us with "Buon Natale" (Merry Christmas) and a big smile. He was in a good mood although only one table was occupied outside.

Tomorrow, will be another sunny day with slightly more degrees.