“We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.”   -E.B. White

Friday, July 18, 2008

Have skateboard, need pizza.


Upon our arrival into a the Porto di Roma, and after powering through 2 weeks of this 3 week charter, we declared it pizza night for the crew....and in Italy, everyone gets excited for pizza.  So i took the skateboard to the streets of the port, and rode into town, passing Vespas and many a pedestrian and young bambini.  After fetching this lovely delicacy of bread and cheese, these little rippas went into my backpack, and off we skated, back to the boat.  Just a girl, a backpack full of pizza, and a skateboard.  So, maybe I stuck out like a crazy Americano, but it was well worth the laughs.  Nothing like a good Italian pizza before a long night crossing to Naples....When in Rome...  
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Where has this southern gal been in the past year?

  • Bra, Italy
  • Milan, Italy
  • Venice, Italy
  • Cinque Terra, Italy
  • Paris, France
  • Sardinia
  • Ajaccio, Corsica
  • Calvi, Corsica
  • Portovenere, Italy
  • Portofino, Italy
  • Villefranche, France
  • Cap D'ai, France
  • Nice, France
  • St. Tropez, France
  • Cannes, France
  • Monaco, France
  • San Remo, Italy
  • Hilton Head Island, SC
  • Ft. Liquordale, FL
  • Seattle, WA
  • Nosara, Costa Rica
  • Charleston, SC
  • Waxy O'Connors, FL
  • Florida Keys, FL
  • Highbourne Cay, Bahamas
  • Harbor Island, Bahamas
  • Nassau, Bahamas
  • Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  • Big Lake, Washington :-)
  • Mt. Vernon, Washington
  • Seattle, Washington
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
  • Wilmington, North Carolina
  • Outer Banks, North Carolina
  • Stuart, Florida
  • Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Rome, Italy
  • Sorrento, Italy
  • Sollerno, Italy
  • Agropoli, Italy
  • Positano, Italy
  • Amalfi Coast, Italy
  • Ischia, Italy
  • Isle of Capri, Italy

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