We have left Puglia and are now heading to Sicily. The drive from Gallipoli to Messina was a bit much for one day so I picked a point about half way which is Salicetti. We are in a beach front campground filled almost exclusively with German snow birds. The drive was easy, mostly on freeways. We made good time and thought we would get in and set up early, but we were stymied by the Italian siesta. We arrived at 2:30 and the gate to the campground was closed with a sign saying they would open at 4pm. So we pulled to the side and settled in for our own siesta. One advantage of having your house with you is you can relax while you are waiting for something to open up.
Ton has been intrigued with porcelain dolls of women dressed in traditional clothes, but the catch is they are all stout. We discovered the are called La Massaia del Salento, but all of the explanations we have discovered on the internet are in Italian, so we are not quite sure what the meaning of the dolls is.
We are going to continue to try to discover the story, but for now they are still a cute mystery to us.
Today was a pretty quiet day, but yesterday we were treated to a nice sunset, today the sun set on the other side of the peninsula from our beach, but instead we were treated to a nice moon rise.
