One of the great things about my recent move to Sicily is the house in Rometta Marea where I live and it’s proximity to the sea. I can see the sea from my balcony when I am studying or enjoying the results of my increasingly Italian cooking skills. I fall asleep to the sound of the waves. I can go for a spontaneous swim whenever the weather is good. And yes, I have been swimming even now in October.
I don’t know how many meters I live from the sea, but I counted the exact number of steps from my home to the sea: it’s 122 steps. And that’s not until I reach the sand beach, but after 122 steps I am already standing in the water.
Today, it was also a beautiful spot to watch the sunset, looking towards Milazzo.
Yes, at this time of the year the beach is almost always as empty as in these photos.
The Happy Hermit 
Gorgeous!
Are Sicilian girls easy to find and tame?
you are very lucky Andreas..or I must say smart to make the right choices ….love these pics and jeleous of you that you are living in this place so close to beach :) Have a lovely weekend ….
Congratulations on the move. I am guessing the winter in Sicily will be quite different than the one in Vilnius.
Oh yes! I am still swimming in the sea at the same time of year that I had snow last year.
Golden….love it!
Yeah, I don’t understand why people are not swimming now..even if it’s october..it’s not so cold.
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About where is that on the island – near which major town? I’m trying to tie it in to my (admittedly limited) mental map of Sicily from WW2.
In the very northeast, between Milazzo and Messina. Very far from the landing zones of “Operation Husky”, but I hope to go there and write about that a bit as well.
Ah yes – where everybody was so busy racing each other to capture Messina, most of the German forces, and a large number of Italians, managed to slip across the Straits to face the Allies in the mountains of Italy. While I am a fan of Gen. Patton, I have to knock him for going for the glory of the popular victory, rather than letting Monty have Messina and Patton closing off the crossing sites. (Yeah, I know, hindsight is always 20-20! :) )
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