It was another
beautiful day today, so we headed out for another hike in the hills.
The woodlands that cloak the slopes are a mixture of conifers and
deciduous trees, the latter dominated by oaks. As I mentioned
earlier, there's lots of evidence of wild boar, and in one oak
woodland, we found even more. Large expanses of the ground had been
completely dug up – to quite a depth. The most likely explanation
is that they were searching for truffles, and judging by the amount
of earth they had turned over, they must have had quite a feast.
In the afternoon, I went off on my own to take a little photographic tour of the village. Everywhere I looked were houses with 'Vendesi' ('For sale') signs on them - and given half a chance, I would have bought most of them. As the light faded, I walked back to our place dreaming of moving to Roccacasale to restore one of these neglected dwellings to live in and open a restaurant in another.
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