The good news: the rest of the family arrived. The bad news: half of them are missing luggage. But they are here, safe and sound. We are staying at the Masseria Torre Maizza. The first picture is the masseria reception area and pro shop (more on that later) the second picture is of the flowers that line the walk way to our rooms. Gorgeous.
We had a festive dinner at the sister Masseria, Torre Coccaro, a late night dinner, and then to bed. Today, some golf with some of the boys on a nine hole golf course set amongst ancient olive trees (5 to 8 hundred years old or older) then a short ride to some pre-Roman era ruins.
The change from Matera is remarkable. Matera is angular from the hodge-podge of the sassi lumped on top of one another up the mountain. Moving around takes effort because the streets, such as they are, are narrow and steep. But here the landscape has flattened and the angles softened. Moving is easy but sometimes it feels like you haven't gotten anywhere.
Flat landscape is good! Glad the rides are going well.
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