Tuesday June 18th

Today was our last day on site in Sardinia and it was very bitter sweet.  We worked on getting the pieces of mosaic ready for transport and the site cleaned up and ready for our departure.  By backfilling the room of the mosaic with sand, we were able to protect the remaining mosaic and make the site look taken care of and aesthetically pleasing.  Chiseling the excess layers of rock from the back of the mosaic was nerve-wracking but necessary, as we needed to get the pieces down to a manageable size and weight.

Despite our busy day, we were able to finish early and spend some time shopping and exploring in Alghero before our last meal; a meal that most certainly did not disappoint. On top of the usual two courses, we were served appetizers-five to be exact; two different kinds of fish, fava beans, organs, and veggie fritata.  After these, the requisite two courses, lasagna with meat sauce or pasta and cheese and then seafood risotto or zucchini and egplant mini pies, were enough to send us into a food coma, but not until after some gelato.