Where is the Chocolate Festival?

We've decided we are not coming home. John can keep the RV parked at his farm. Whoever gets to Dover first can have the Saturn. It's in space 17 in the long term parking lot southeast of the terminal.

We absolutely love the Sicilians. From the moment we got up yesterday, we were greeted with smiles and unbelievable hospitality. Favio at the front desk drew us maps to where we were going and a sign that read, "Dove si trova la sagra del cioccolatto" . . . "Where is the Chocolate Festival?"

We visited an ancient Greek temple site (Siciliy has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than all of Italy), then headed down a road that dead ended at a beach. All of the buildings were shuttered for the season, but we found one family restaurant that served us a four course meal, from cheese, bread and olives, to pasta with clams, green beans and potatoes and a mixed grill fish plate. The family, including 9 month old Teresa and 3 year old Andres, entertained us. At the end of the meal, I could hear Andres banging on his drum. His papa lead me to the back of the empty restaurant, through the kitchen and into the laundry room where I took Andres' picture.

Our final stop yesterday was a mountain town, Modica, famous for its chocolate. The Spaniards brought an Aztec recipe and beans from Mexico in the 1500's, and the nuns of Modica have kept the tradition alive since that time. We purchased chocolate candy, gelato and pastries to take back to the hotel.

Today, we check out of the hotel and head to Taormina on the east coast of Sicily. The next day we'll take a ferry to the mainland. We've rented a car for a week and will use it to get to Bari on the east coast of Italy. Will attach photos the next time I blog . . . I forgot the cord in my backpack!