I really wish I could sleep on airplanes. Saturday, October 19 When we arrived in Barcelona, we were excited to stay with long time friends of DH2. They lived in an old livery station that showcased the old wells and cabling. This is third second home and where they plan to retire. Our first jaunt […]
Daughter is getting married and I’m going to send her a tulle skirt that I wore to my wedding reception 2 years ago. I got to thinking that I might have other items I could send from my wedding to DH, so I made the trek to the basement where I had to find the
How does something go from this to that? At the Archaeological Park Neapolis in Syracuse, Sicily, our guide pointed out a scruffy plant growing out of the wall of limestone and educated us about caper plants. She pointed out that these plants grew everywhere, especially out of limestone. Once I knew what they looked like,
As we pulled away from Stromboli, we witnessed the far away explosions of the volcano. Amazing that it explodes constantly whether day or night. We had a private sleeping cabin in the ferry so I washed away the grime of the day before passing out. Sunday, September 8 We disembarked at Naples, taxied to the
Friday, September 6 The ferry to Stromboli was smooth and uneventful but once we landed, we had to move quickly to check into the hotel, rent a headlamp, buy food, and check in for our sunset hike. We were about to see an erupting volcano! It was hot but thankfully we mostly walked in the
