Wednesday 16th September 2015

Red Grapes from Ischia

Ciao ragazzi! It's a hot, humid and currently hazy day although it's been sunny for the most part. Temperatures have shot up as well and right now at 5:45pm it's 32° Celcius (90° Fahrenheit) but feeling a bit cooler with a fairly stiff breeze which has in turn meant conditions out at sea have been slightly rough. Tomorrow though that wind should die away leaving a gorgeous day full of sunshine with similar temperatures as those of today but perhaps without the humidity. If you're on the island at the moment you may well have seen little trucks carrying around crates of grapes and that's because we're now at harvest time, known as "La Vendemmia" in Italian. Ischia is famous for its wines and as such  I've chosen some of its wonderful grapes for today's photo. Back tomorrow. Ciao :-)