Our daily schedule here in Bibbona, a large agricultural area outside the city of Cecina where the largest market in Toscana resides every Tuesday, has been breakfast at 8 am and work at 8:45ish. The two people, Marina and Giorgio, farming alongside are incredible farmers! I do not understand how they accomplish to grow so many varieties of vegetables and fruits. So far we have hoed onions and garlic, tilled fertilizer into asparagus, harvested arugula, strawberries, parsely, broccoli, celery, rapini, kale, and onions! The have two large greenhouses with young tomatoes, fava beans, zucchini, arugula and parsely already growing happily!
The farm is surrounded by vineyards and the mare is just 6km away.
Again, we have made an attempt to get to the ocean and again we have failed. We headed out on Saturday after working in the morning on their two mountain bikes. The first warning came after my tire was basically flat only 20 minutes after Giorgio had pumped it up. The determintation pumps deep in Carli and I's veins though, so we decided to venture out anyways. When we want something we will go to great lengths...thanks again Mom! Along the dusty roads we rode past vineyard after vineyard and could see the sea in the far off distance, calling to us! We carried a backpack full of tricks; Scopa, water, rainjacket, camera, Nutella and telephone. After only 15 minutes of blissful riding, my tire decided it had had enough and my legs are not in tip top condition, so I had to retire the bike. The only option was to lock it to a sign post and hop on the back of Carli's bike! Unlike many of the photos we have seen of Toscana, the beautiful rolling hills, this strada was flat! Thank Dio, poor Carli having to carry her sister! Ha. We were a sight, especially with all the laughter we were unable to hold back. Seriously, our abdominal muscles were sore the next day from laughing so hard. A man on a tractor hard at work gave us the "what's up" hand gesture that we love to much. I had the camera going but didnt capture it because of my uncontrollable laughter. Trust me, this video will make you sick! Long story short, we never made it the ocean. We probably didnt follow the directions (in Italian, mind you) correctly and with only one bike working we had to turn back...on foot! We will make another attempt soon!
In a few days, we leave Cecina for Firenze or better know as Florence for those of you English speakers.
Grandma Flo...we wish you were here with us traveling to Florence! I love you so much!
Buongiorno Tutti...Baciiii!
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