Ice Cream You Scream

Today began at about noon with a stand up at the bar caffe macchiato, followed by a trip to Lido Kikis where we met up with Claudia and her family.

Then, it was five minutes by Vespa over to Lido La Playa for some chilling out and a few dips in the ocean.

For lunch, I had an "insalatona" or big salad, with lettuce, tomatoes, mozzarella, corn and prosciutto.

We hung around La Playa until about 6:30 pm, then Francesco wanted to take me to his favorite ice cream spot in Mazara, called Mucho Gusto (which is actually Spanish).  It's an artisan ice cream shop along the water, and, no, burgers were not on the menu.

With some counseling from Ciccio, I opted for the tri-fecta of dark chocolate, baci (hazelnut chocolate) and fior de latte (cream).  It was definitely good, and Francesco was very curious to know which I liked better.  Agreed, the gelato here was more firmly packed and dense as compared to Claudia's spot in the city center, but I preferred hers, which I found creamier.  Anyway, both delicious.  Milly and Niccola thought so as well.

Okay ragazzi, that's all for now!  Time to head to dinner then out for a bit after that.  Hopefully you are having a great Friday and ready for the weekend!