We awoke to very misty skies and some rain this morning. We'd heard thunder at 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. Fortunately it cleared up by 9 a.m. so didn't interfere with our plans. We went down into town (our hotel is built high on a cliff side) and headed for the Greek theatre, a Roman amphitheatre (it is thought that the Romans built on top of a Greek theatre). It was a bit of a climb but the views were worth it. We then walked from the Messina gate to the Catania gate, approximately one km, a main street with loads of shops and eating places. We bought a few souvenirs, a bottle of local wine for this evening, and stopped for gelato for our lunch break - loads of choice, it was hard to pick just one.
We returned to the hotel about 3:30 and spent the rest of the afternoon on the terrace. All the rooms have a small terrace, but we have an end room next to Martin & Jean and the four of us share a huge terrace that gets the sun most of the day. We are making good use of the sun loungers.
Had a nice dinner, salmon and lamb, plus a surprise birthday cake from tour leader - very embarrassing actually!
Shared a bottle of Sicilian wine with Ian and Martin & Jean, nice evening.
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