Coconut Day is one of my favourite celebrations because from this day on the seas get calmer, the skies get bluer, the clouds whiter, the days sunnier and the rain begins its journey back to where it came from.

Traditionally this is the day when people offer coconuts to the sea though honestly speaking, I’ve really never seen anyone flinging coconuts into the sea. But what I do remember about this festival is the simply yummy coconut toffee which is my all-time favourite sweet.

With cleaner roads and a slight crispness in the air, tiny sea horses bob on the water that is slowly turning from murky brown to a clear blue.

And above all else, this day heralds the fresh bounty of the sea that will be ours to share once again as the fisherfolk set out once again.

Ciao,