Today we have a guest writer: Miss M. Enjoy!

This morning Dad chartered a boat for us to go up and down the coast. We took the boat 8 miles down to the port of Gaeta and then worked our way back to Sperlonga stopping to swim multiple times and explore a couple of grottos. D, Dad and I all took turns driving the boat.

We had lunch at Blue Marine and sat on a upper level of the beach club with a view of the water. D had a pizza with seasonal roasted vegetables. Mom had a pizza with prosciutto, mushrooms, artichokes and olives. Dad had risotto with seafood. And I had a calzone.

Mom, D and I spent the late afternoon resting at the AirBnB. Dad spent the afternoon exploring Gaeta. He wanted to go back and check out the split mountain which was something he had spotted from the boat that morning.

We went back to the port for dinner at a restaurant called Il Porticiollo. The chef is from Pico and came and greeted our family when we arrived. We started with an appetizer of warm baccalà on toast. For our main dishes, Mom had a calamari dish with olives, red sauce and toasts. She also had a mini plate of anchovies. Damian had linguine with clams. Dad had a mixed grill of seafood including big shrimp, spigola and calamari. He also enjoyed a side of roasted peppers. I had a salad. After dinner we shared a platter of fresh fruit that included watermelon, cantaloupe and pineapple.

We finished the night with some gelato and watched another magician show in the plaza. We headed back to the AirBnB to get a good nights rest for our trip to Pico tomorrow!