An hour into the drive we reached the coast and decided it was a great time for coffee and morning snack. At the coffee bar we were asked if we wanted chocolate on our drinks. Si was the answer, thinking that a light dusting of cocoa powder would appear. Nope. Full out chocolate syrup art work on my cappuccino! At first it was almost too pretty to drink, but that thought passed about as quickly as it arrived in my brain and I enjoyed every last drop.
We continued down the coast, and experienced some torrential downpour in the process. You know, the kind of rain that resembles your car being sprayed with a hose? Yep. Like that. But just like the day prior, the gray sky only intensified the grasses and wildflowers on the hills, the blue of the sea, and the stratification of the rocky edge connecting the land and sea. Two hours later we had arrived at our destination, marked by the lighthouse just like Jess had promised as we came out of a curve in the road.
The town was situated on a bay and in the direction we came from the sky was black with clouds ready to drop rain at any second. In the other direction? Blue sky because for the moment we had once again out ran the storm. So we found ourselves in another popular tourist destination but with only a few tourists scattered among locals. Not a big deal and in most cases preferred if you ask me!
Having our pick of both where to eat and where to sit, we ended up at a place called Nautilus serving, you guessed it, ITALIAN! While I went for their namesake's pizza topped in different veggies than I can get in Naples, Jess ordered some fabulous ravioli looking things. Although not sure what sort of ground mixture was in each of the pockets she was positive she made the right pick after spying them on a neighboring table.
Post lunch we walked a little longer around the water before getting to see the rest of the town driving out to the more direct route up north. How much more direct? I think we took an hour off the return time? Sometimes it's all about the journey and other times it's all about getting home so you can take a Sunday afternoon nap because driving (well, riding in my case) is exhausting!
