Travel – Page 3 – Oh, Contrarian!

From Sasso to Trullo

It’s about an hour’s drive from Matera to Alberobello. Since we had about five hours between check-out and check-in, after checking out we went into downtown Matera and saw a movie about the Sassi that we had missed yesterday. Yesterday we toured the town and a cave dwelling, but the movie helped put it all into perspective, and I think we understand the situation better now.

Cave Dwellers

We spent today exploring the city of Matera, which is something of a study in contrasts.

We Drive the Boot

Today, the earliest morning of the trip, we bid farewell to the lovely Locanda del Sale; we had already said our goodbyes to our hosts Nicole and Nicola and their son Achille yesterday, and it was time to make some tracks.

I’ve enjoyed two marvelous careers: first as a teacher of English and theatre (and, occasionally, psychology); and second as executive director of the North Eastern Ohio Education Association (NEOEA).

But I’ve always had other interests: public policy, parliamentary procedure, union leadership, music, genealogy, and photography. Since retiring in 2017, I’ve focused on those interests.

As is perhaps obvious, I’m still figuring out what I want to be when I grow up.