October 22, 2009

Bob’s Sabbatical

October 22, 2009

 

            The rain
we thought we left up in Portofino caught up with us overnight.  We decide to put off trip to Assisi until
tomorrow, hoping for better weather.  About
11:00am the rain lets up, and since we have to find lunch somewhere, we decide to
drive into Gubbio, a town that dates from the 3^rd Century, B.C.  It is further away than we thought (did not
use GPS), but when we arrive, find a parking space close to the old section of
town and walk in, we find quite a place.

            After walking
a little, we find a place for lunch, and have really good pizza.  We walk around some more, but most places are
closed (norm around here), so we head back.

            Le Terre
del Verde, where we are staying is a huge (500+ hectares) organic
farm/hotel/conference center.  They have
their own sheep, goats, cattle and pigs. 
They make their own cheeses and cure meats.  They serve their own beef and pork in their
restaurant, and have an organic garden. 
We took a “tour” in the car around the place, on a mostly gravel
road.  It had wonderful views of the
Umbria farm country.  It took us up and
down hills, past fields, vineyards and olive groves, and we checked out the
cattle, pigs, sheep and goats. 

Peace,

    Bob