July 4 - Cefalu

We picked up the delegates and were on the road by 9:00. After the traditional morning song of "500 Miles" we listend to "Born in the USA," "Firework," "In America (from West Side Story," "Party in the USA," and "Proud to be an American." It was pretty moving, having the delegates singing along. Brought a tear to my eyes.

Our first stop of the day was at at pottery studio on Caltagrione. It is family-owned and  they have won international  competitions for their work. We've seen their work in almost all of the hotels we have been in. First they showed us how a pttery bowl is made. Then a couple of the delegates got to try their hand at it. Their shop was filled with ceramics of all kinds and purposes. The owner offered us a discount, and there was some heavy-duty souvenir shopping going on.

We spent some time in the beautiful seaside town of Cefalu. It had picturesque little shops and an extensive beach. We ate dinner there and they served cannoli for dessert!

Apparently there was a major road closed that we were supposed to take. Consequently, we had to take the long way around. We drove the majority of the coast of Sicily today. It was a lot of bus time. Tomorrow, we'll be leaving Sicily for the mainland. One more ferry ride...

We were treated to a beautiful sunset this evening on the way to the hotel. Made up for the long trip.