Tue 23.May.2023
Cefalú, Sicily
Imagery - May 2023
Pictures from Taormina, Sicily will come, but first I am skipping ahead to the western Sicilian
beach town of Cefalú.
On the outskirts is a small yacht harbor, backed by some oddly-shaped rock formations, and
what was probably a fortress.
That little harbor is backed by a massive rock promontory; skirt your way around it, and you come
to the actual town, and the lengthy sand beach that visitors flock to in season.
It is a shallow sea at this point; see how far out people are standing.
Over dinner I met a couple from northern Ontario, in the last days of their three weeks in Italy.
Accordong to him, Cefalú is the best place on Earth! Myself, I was still griping privately about the
cold nights, but I didn't argue with him. If you are about to return to Winter in northern Ontario,
it could tilt your outlook!
Goodness knows this little beach town was charming enough.
Trinacria, the three-legged emblem of Sicily bears a startling similarity to
its counterpart in the
Isle of Man, of all places! The Sicilian version bears a medusa head at the center.
Both islands are said to have gotten the emblem from the Normans in their heyday.
All over Europe, I hear the distinctive hu-HUU hu of the eurasian collared doves!
One of those signature sounds that remind you you are in Europe.
Hearing is one thing; seeing the little critters is something else again. They mostly keep out
of sight when they are singing. The doves in Cefalú showed themselves freely. A local quirk?
If you climb to the back of the town, you'll find the entrance to a steep spectacular climb
trail to the old fortress at the top of rock!
That is another story for another night!