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Isola del Giglio 2008 |
I am still on my break in the U.S., and it is always a little strange to hear news about Italy (let's face it, my
defacto home) when I am outside of the country. And the
news and images these days from Isola del Giglio, a tiny island of the coast of Tuscany, have been a bit mind-blowing.
I know the island pretty well after a long weekend of some rather posh camping and boating along its shores. In fact, that I dared call it a "camping" trip made some of my outdoorsy friends huff when they saw the pictures.
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Camp site among palm trees |
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Breakfast at the camp site cafe |
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Boating around the Island |
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Swimming in turquoise water |
In this light, it is an absolute non sequitur to think of that calm beautiful little island as the scene of a major cruise ship accident... It is so odd in fact to reconcile the two that, instinctively, I just want to close my eyes, and preserve my own memories of Isola del Giglio: a serene, sparkling, inviting little island where three years ago a group of friends and I enjoyed a holiday weekend.
If it is strange and difficult for me to see the pictures in the news, I can only imagine what it is like for the family and friends of those who lost loved ones. My thoughts and prayers go out to all those people.
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