and also a comfortable hammock (great for napping) and complete play-set for the kiddies. There are a few tables set up for any visitors to sit and enjoy a nice aperitivo of fresh focaccia, schiaccia briaca, pizza, wine, fruit, cheese, etc. The market sells all kinds of fresh produce and goods baked on site as well as many other local artisan foods and products and serves as the reception desk for guests. Breakfast and lunch are served walk-in buffet-style but dinner is by reservation only with the menu changing every two days using the freshest ingredients the farm and nearby farms (literally within 1 km) have to offer. All guests have access to communal bathrooms, showers, wifi, and certain sites even provide a small kitchen, allowing visitors a wide range of options to enjoy their “glamping” experience on Elba. In the campeggio there are many options for guests to choose from with regards to location, site size, RV hookups, and even rental space for private bathrooms and/or food refrigeration. The operation here is much larger and spread out with far more people employed and generally a greater use of technology, with wifi available in almost every major area and four-star amenities for guests. The farming methods used here are quite different than my last farm, but the food is still superb and there are a few plants that were absent at San Cassiano. The grounds consist of large and diverse gardens, a farm market, a bakery, a restaurant, several apartment rentals, a village of rabbits, forty different campsites, and even a yurt. This agriturismo paradise, five minutes walking distance from Lacona Beach, has been a dream of Vittorio’s for many years. Despite having no food to share with him, he gave me a small keepsake that he said brings good fortune and called me sister I think of him often and hope that good fortune has found him as well. He was 18 years old, spoke four languages, is here in Italy on his own, and has been earning money to send back to his family. On one of the train rides I met a young boy from Senegal with a tale similar to many who have made their way to a new place in hopes of bettering the lives of those they love.
Trains from Napoli to Roma, Roma to Campiglia Marittima, Campiglia to Piombino Marittima, a ferry from Piombino to Portoferraio, and a bus from Portoferraio to Lacona were all it took to get me to my second WWOOF farm. It was pretty wacky to have such a hilarious small-world moment while traveling! Kaelee and I found ourselves out late enough to see the sun rising, a jolting reminder that my train would be leaving within the next hour but, most importantly, providing us a quintessential travel story that I had imagined unfolding since childhood.Īs with most great adventures and memories, lack of sleep was a small side effect of my Napoli romp, making quite a haze of my nine hour journey to Elba.
At one point late in the evening, a young boy stopped me on the street and told me he recognized me from a few weeks prior when I had been playing some beach soccer in Salerno. We had a very fun night out drinking €1 spritz and “building our Italian personalities” by learning slang in the Spanish Quarter with some local friends she had made during my time away from Napoli. I made my way to Napoli before dark and met with Kaelee for an eventful micro-reunion. As usual, it was perfectly done and it was awesome that he remembered my mentioning it. On my last day at San Cassiano I finished my work with the tomatoes and then had my final meal with Andrea who made the dish I told him I had been wanting to try since my arrival in Italy, spaghetti con olio, aglio, e peperoncino.
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