First day at the beach!
This is the beach club we went to every day. It was very close to home, you can even see the beach from the house. We would take the car since we had so much stuff and its about a 5 minute drive, but to walk takes 20 minutes and you have to walk along big boulders and some parts in the water. Its fun to do when you are not carrying a bunch of stuff.
At the beath with some of Gimmy's relatives.
Playing in the sand. This beach was perfect for families becuase there was a long shallow beach with only a slight slope to it. It is also small and only one bagno so you cant get lost.
Swimming with Babbo
My Birthday
Vincenzo is getting the bbq ready for my birthday.
Sisi cleaning up the yard
Birthday dinner with all the family.
Andrea, Simona and Sisi
Andrea is trying to give Sisi a kiss....HA!
Mario and Sisi dancing for the audience.
Gimmy's mom Sara, and his aunt Zia Giudita
Nonna Sara pushing Sisi on the swing
Sisi and Andrea
Vincenzo and Daniela dancing
My cake and 24 candles. Im a youngster! ;)
My mom and me, cutting the gelato cake called the Belvedere... sooo yummy!
Opening a gift for Zia Giudita
Yearly tradition of roasting marshmallows on my birthday
Blowing out the fire on the mallow
The Day of the Fish
Raffaele, a fisherman and friend of Vincenzo, caught this monster... I think it weighed about 65 pounds.
Apparenty, this fish was old. They know this because this kind of fish stops growing in length at one point and the head continues to get bigger. That is why the head looks huge and the body smaller in comparison.
Yikes!
Gimmy wanted to see just how heavy it really was...
The Day of the Giants
Now, there is some crazy tradition from which this came from. There were actually 3 days in August in which 2 people dress up in the giant costume, a man giant and woman giant, and run around the beach and through the town along the sea with drummers behind them... it was entertaining.
In the photo below, look between the giants, thats Gimmy and Sisi and if you can zoo in close she has a scared look on her face. Poor thing.
Relaxing
Mexican Night
The night where I make a bunch of Mexican food. It turned into a big party with lots of drinking and dancing.
Gimmy's sister Daniela, Gimmy's cousin Rosalba, and another cousin Antonio
Family friends Francesca and Raffaele
My mom and Sisi dancing
Gimmy and Fabrizio DJing
Shots all around!
Sisi, Mario and Bianca dancing
Antonio and Gimmy dancing with their mothers, Giudita and Sara.
Random Photos
Ahh! Who got my camera???
Sisi playing in the sand.
We bought some flaty toys to play with in the water... come to find out this orca whale I thought would be fun to completely worthless! Bcause it has a round body it keeps rolling over making it impossible to stay upright. Bummer, but it did look fun and make it easy to find out umbrella.
Sisi under the mosquito net
Vincenzo's 50th Birthday!
Fabrizio and Daniela making sangria for the party and Gimmy and I made margeritas.
Gaia, Mario and Sisi
Mario is the uncle of Gaia and the cousin of Sisi.
Men with tattoos and their little babes.
Sisi and Gaia
The ladies, my mom Nancy, Vincenzo's mom Giovana, Gimmy's mom Sara, and Gimmy's aunt Giudita
And yet another party of dancing, eating, drinking and fun!
Bianca and Mario traditional dancing to Calebrese music.
Mario the bartender.
Bernardo (Daniela's son), Roberta (Vincenzo's daughter) and Daniela
Dancing!
Vincenzo and Daniela
Pino.... crazy Pino! He knows 1 line in english: " Oh my god"
The cake!
Maria Teresa
Vincenzo and his family
Vincenzo with his in-law family
The party continues... Crazy Pino and Bianca dancing
The couples: Crazy Pino and his wife, and Vincenzo and Daniela
Camania Beach and a Boat Ride
Sisi with godmother Teresa
Me and Sisi on the boat
Sisi with friends
Gimmy and Gianmarco
Pointing out a place called the Blu bar, a club in the rocks on the sea.
The Blu Bar
Sisi enjoying the ride on the boat.
Gimmy and Sisi
Teresa, Sisi and me
Gimmy with an old friend.
Sisi with her gelato
They both have beards
Fabrizio's Birthday
Mario, Sisi and Gimmy playing soccer
Sisi doesnt quite get the game yet...
The dinner table and the Birthday boy on the right.
Octopus for a starter
Sisi and my mom "Cheers!"
Mario and Sisi choosing the music for the night
Feeding Sisi
Fabrizio opening up come prosecco
Mussels, clams, octopus, and sea bass... all prepared by Fabrizio! It was SO good!
Gimmy and my Mom
Mario and Sisi getting sleepy
The frutta... which was melon an cream on top
Daniela with flippers on her hands trying to kill a hornet, Fabrizio covering his head.
Gimmy... not really sure what hes doing...
The cakes! Chocolate (left) and cream (right) Normally I like chocolate more than I do cream but this cream cake was sooooo good. Dont let looks fool you in this case, they both were good but the cream was extra good.