Thursday April 25: Our AirBnB host, Franco, texted us last night. He said that his mother (78 years old) was making some focaccia and that she wanted to know if we wanted some. “Of course we do!” He said that he would bring them over at 11:30AM today.
We hit the Café, picked up some wine and got back to the house around 11:00AM. True to his word Franco was here at 11:30 with a large platter of focaccia, half filled sausage and broccoli, and half filled with pasta and ragú. We asked Franco to stay and have a glass of wine with us. Of course he accepted, he’s Sicilian. This was a thoroughly Sicilian experience from the delizioso food and the local wine to the friendship and laughter, we felt as if, for a few moments, we were locals spending time with our Giarratana friends.
After Franco left the four of us we drove to the medieval town of Ragusa Ibla. Sandy and I had been there before but this was a first for Glenn and Sue. We enjoyed showing it to them. After about an hour, while Glenn and Sue continued to explore the town, Sandy and I found a little gelatoria where we both enjoyed some lemon granita. The air was still cold, but in the sun it was pleasant. After meeting up again we returned to Giarratana where we spent the evening talking, laughing and eating more of the focaccia.
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