Today is "bring your friend to work" day! I am going along with Seby as he takes a group of Brits and Ex-pats to Mt Etna. We get up and leave early to meet his driver and the van that will take us up to Mt Etna. We meet his driver who is right on time with a new and clean van that seats 19.We grab a quick caffe`e cornetto...at the bar, not american style in the car! Pick up the group of 13 at their Agritourismo where there is a huge olympic pool in the middle of an olive orchard ...as they climb in then run back to collect sweatshirts, ipods, etc..I think "who are these people"..apparentlty retired US military folks with their kids staying for just 3 days in Sicily to attend a swim meet at the local US Naval base - Sigonella. All in all a nice group, a bit needy as they all cried for coffee as soon as we took off. Seby tortrued them by stopping about 1/2hour later at Zafferana - a small town at the foot of the Southern side of Mt Enta.Everyone clambers off for their coffee and sweets. As always Seby is assured I am taken care of and a beautiful cappucino for me. (see photo) Ok, up to the volcano and I am enjoying the scenery, listening to Seby as he entertains and educates the group on volcanoes and lava flows...stayed around an hour, at the visitor center then back in the bus and back down to Zafferana where we stopped at a honey farm for honey tasting and a bit of wine tasting. A short walk to the restaurant where the group had to yell "uncle" before Seby would stop ordering the food..Seriously they were in pain! Then he asks "OK, are you ready for lunch?" It was small plate after small plate but never ending with wine and dessert. About an hour drive back to the agritourismo and then Seby and I back to his car and to Taormina. It was a really nice day and a pleasure to see Sig Alibrandi in action..at work....I was so tired when we arrived back at his house, I layed down and took a nap...z z z z z z z z z z..
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