No school so a lazy morning followed by Wildest Dreams saying that they had spotted an "All you can eat" sushi restaurant and were thinking of splashing out. I LOVE sushi but the rest of the family are not so keen so I was a little conflicted. After doing some research online I was pretty sure they did stuff other than sushi so we set off with them at lunchtime (cheaper than dinner time) to see if it would be ok.
The 13 Euros per person adult rate was a bit steep for the older 2 kids, and even the 6.50 Euros they charged for Esmé was probably a bit much considering she ate about 5 mozzarella balls and 3 chips but the adults did make up for it. We ate and ate and ate, probably ordering a little too much but then I can't remember the last time I had sushi and we wanted to make the most of it! I loved the over active air conditioning too although Tiffany had to go outside at one point to warm up! All in all Gold Sushi was a hit despite the somewhat slow customer service.
We all waddled back to the boat and collapsed, resurfacing late afternoon to exercise Domino and contemplate that we really should head out for a walk and explore.
AJ and Esmé are really enjoying having a doggy friend to play with as well as a human one too but eventually we dragged all three kids towards the playground as I had an idea that there was some kind of event on (though I wasn't sure due to my severely limited Italian). Once round there the kids were disappointed that the park gates were shut (probably the super strict park warden at it again) and although there was some music none of us particularly liked it which is saying something as AJ and I usually appreciate all kinds of music if it is live.
We walked the streets of Palermo finally ending up at Ben's recommended Ice Cream Shop and all indulged in the most amazing gelato we've had! Then back to the boats where I asked if Wildest Dreams would mind babysitting for us later in the week as it is our 11th Wedding Anniversary on Friday although we may well be at sea for it!
Sunday 26th August
A lovely lie in and then our good intentions of walking to the botanical gardens went to ruin as we all just voted for a lazy day. It was really good just to chill out, read, veg and do not a lot other than play with Domino!
Monday 27th August
As usual Patrick and I woke before the kids so I decided to head off to Lidl before it got too hot. Once the shopping was paid for and packed into the granny trolley, rucksack and shopping bag I then did the usual phoning Patrick to meet me half way on the way back to help with the load. I didn't mean to get so much... I was planning on topping up the shopping at Carrefour tomorrow with fresh stuff for our next leg however we don't get to Lidl very often and it was good to stock up on baked beans, mars bars, brie and other delights not obtainable at other Italian supermarkets.
We quickly unpacked and then got on with school before another chilled out afternoon and a lovely evening for Patrick and I out with out kids (again at the sushi place... this time with the addition of a litre of house red for 6 Euros) whilst our Wildest Dreams friends took the kids to McDonalds. A great time was had by all.
Tuesday 28th August
Which leads us to today... another early morning supermarket run and then much deliberation about our plans for the next week. Plan A was to leave tomorrow morning for a 40 to 50 hour passage to Sardinia but the forecast shows a little more wind than we would like on Thursday evening... bang on the nose! It's a really tough call because the next weather window is not until Wednesday next week. Most of our friends would probably be ok with the weather that is forecast. 15 gusting 21knots on the nose for the last 12 hours, right when we will be most tired (but not showing on all models, just ECMWF). It's not a crazy amount of wind but enough to be uncomfortable and slow on our little Laurin. Perhaps we should have left this morning rather than waiting for the swell to drop... who knows. Guess we'll just watch the weather for the next 12 hours or so and make a final decision tomorrow morning.
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