Day two in Taormina-World Cup finals

Spent the whole day with Joe Gore. We started off with a champagne brunch on the hotel balcony overlooking the ocean. Then we got our art supplies and started painting. We were later joined by Paul's (our truck driver) girlfriend. After creating our masterpieces we decided to hike up to the Moorish castle high above us. We were told it was a 20 minute hike so off we went. We took a slightly different path and ended up a little higher than we needed to be. After a little nagivation we found the entrance to the final steps to the top but it was....closed. Curses!! The view was still stunning and we took lots of pictures. Hot, sweaty and tired, we hiked back down and found a restaurant that hadn't yet been invaded by World Cup fans. After a relaxing dinner we joined the masses to root for our favorite team which was....ITALY of course! Then they won and it was absolute craziness until dawn!