My new neighbors are almost finished with their house next door. Although there remains many an odd job yet to complete, they will be able to move in the day after tomorrow, by which time the last coat of paint applied today will be completely dry. By way of celebration, they decided to have a late lunch or an early dinner at their favorite restaurant in these parts. And so they invited me, too. The restaurant is in Brtonigla, a small town close to Novigrad on the coast. Even though it will take us less than half an hour to get there by car, I am getting a bit jittery. As far as I am concerned, today’s destination is far from desirable: Motovun cannot be seen from Brtonigla. By my reckoning, I am straying too far from home.