Groceries, a Parade I Cannot Explain, and a Date

"If I get it all recovered, I'll make something called The Lost Files." I made the call on the hard drive. I'm not paying 90 dollars to software that won't refund me if it fails, and I'm not sending it to a lab while I'm still travelling. It waits until I'm back in America. Which means there's going to be a gap. Barcelona cuts off partway through, Palermo doesn't exist, and then suddenly I'm here in Catania. The rest of this is carrying shopping home, and then a marching band that turns out to be something I still can't fully explain. A float, Italian flags, a big crowd, whistles, and the whole street blocked off, three days after a cyclone hit this coast. Also I have a date in an hour and nowhere for her to park. Catania, Sicily. Day 2 of 7. CHAPTERS 00:00 Paid, and the cashier started going off about the noise 01:07 Cheaper than the other place 01:35 Why I'm not paying 90 dollars for recovery 02:02 The decision. It waits until America 02:29 So there'll be a gap from Barcelona to Catania 02:53 If I recover it, I'll call it The Lost Files 03:18 Somebody singing, somebody honking along 04:09 Italian Don Quijote 04:42 Giant doors that open onto a plaza 06:06 The sushi places here 06:34 Why the ramen reviews say the noodles taste like spaghetti 07:56 Still fixing those chairs 09:32 Smells like fresh laundry 10:30 I still have all of Valencia banked 11:53 Showered, shaved, feeling much better 12:21 Parking is going to be the problem 13:13 I have never once locked this door 13:42 There's a live band marching up the street 14:08 They just got hit by a cyclone. This feels odd 14:36 Following my ears 15:11 This is what the shopkeeper meant 15:48 They're carrying a float 16:23 A big crowd, and the street blocked off 17:16 How is she going to park now? 18:21 Kittens 18:49 Where I ate my first night, and the lava cave under it 19:42 Here's where we're going tonight 20:38 Making friends with the cats 21:18 Everything here is zero sugar 22:34 These bells have been going four minutes 23:31 Residents only, and cars get towed 24:00 Stretching in front of a dark car, which was unwise 25:11 Italo disco, then Michael Jackson 26:07 One more shop before she gets here #Catania #Sicily #WalkingTour