Colgate Blog Entry No. 4: A Visit to the Larkin's Compound
The following blog, written by Colgate forward Kevin McNamara, appeared August 15 on the Colgate Web site.
By Kevin McNamara
As Sinzy mentioned yesterday, it was exciting to wear the
Colgate sweater with the boys again. We’ll shoot to win big
like that a few times this year. It will be great for the win
column and for Goals For Good, the charitable project that Colgate
is starting up this year (Check it out at facebook.com/goals4good).
It’s never a bad time to blatantly plug a good cause,
right?
Today was a national holiday in Italy, and we were told that all
stores, restaurants, and most unfortunately, bakeries were closed.
The Larkin family was kind enough to invite our entire crew to
their house for the day. Before our departure, we had another
delicious breakfast at The Grand Hotel of Como. The Italian
croissants, meats, cheeses, and yogurts have been a good
replacement for my usual morning breakfast sandwich. Brian Day
would be surprised to here this, because he is one of a select few
that could attest to my sensational talents in the kitchen. With
our bathing suits in hand (thankfully, Eric Mihalik has not been
able to find a Speedo boutique), we loaded the bus for Cocquio
Trevisago.
Mr. Larkin immediately greeted us at the front gates of his
beautiful compound and showed us to the spread of pasta, breads,
meats, and cheeses. I would’ve been completely happy with
this as our meal for the day, but there was plenty more to come.
While a few of the older members of our group fired up the grill,
Tom led us through a maze of grape vines to his family’s
pool. (Italian Lesson #2: Real grapes have pits in them.)
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