Back to Reality
It is hard to believe that we are back home on the island! The last few weeks of our trip were a bit crazy! Russ had a gallbladder attack and was in the hospital in Croatia…with surgery recommended as soon as possible. So after lots of paperwork, Skype calls, translations, and appointments…he will be having surgery in the next few weeks. Needless to say, my blog posts suffered as a result of all of this. I did keep a journal, and I plan on finishing all of my posts in the coming weeks…once I figure out where my journal is in the large pile of stuff on the bedroom floor! I am letting you know that I will be “post trip” posting so that none of you think we actually have headed back to Europe! I want to finish what I have...
Day 62-70 Our Time At Vallee Magique
I am posting our time at Vallee Magique into one post, because honestly our days were pretty simple for the most part, working etc… so to save some time, and to help catch up…I thought I would post the time there in one big post! The first 3 days there, I headed to a retreat, and they boys were on there own. It was time for my years old high school and college French to get a workout. I was headed to a retreat about love with 8 other people…all except 2 were French…and those 2 were Italian The workshop was interesting….thankfully there was a very kind French lady in attendance who was always willing to translate for me if I needed it…and I needed it a lot! I do have to say by the end of the 3 days…my French was getting...
Day 61 Getting Ready for New Friends
Well, quite honestly I would love to say that we did all kinds of amazing things today! We hiked, we biked, we cured cancer….but honestly today was just a lot more of the same from yesterday! We got up and went to grab a coffee and a brioche from Cristiana’s cafe in town! We listened to the Italian men chatting it up…and talked to her and her husband about life. Crisitana’s mom was in the hospital and her dad was not doing well on his own. She had to take her daughters to different schools….she had her hands full! After walking around town…visiting the local dogs and cats…the swimming area…taking in the view…we headed to the apartment to do laundry and get ready for our trip to France. Our next stay...
Day 60 The Art of Doing Nothing
The sun was shining bright again this morning! We were a little slow in getting going today, but sometimes that is okay! We had been hopping around Italy like desperate tourist trying to see it all. Truth is we are desperate tourists trying to see it all! Traveling is like a gift…everyday is a surprise waiting to happen. After a bit, it becomes addicting! You want to see more and more and more (that reminds me of one of Reid’s favorite books as a child “More More Said the Baby”) and I guess that describes us “More More Said The Travelers”! There are so many amazing places, we can never conquer them all on one trip…but gosh darn it we are going to try…just not today! We spent the morning doing some school...
Day 59 A Perfect Day For A Hike (Yes I am still catching up!)
This morning in Corniglia started with lots of sunshine! Apparently, we had a huge rainstorm last night…guess we missed it while we were sleeping…because there was no sign of rain…but there was a lot of water! Some of the trails that connect the Cinque Terre towns were closed due to storms (not just the one from the night before), so we could only hike to Vernazza and Monterosso…I say only…but let me tell you these hikes are no joke! Honestly, I really thought they would be sweet little trails that just take you easily from one town to another…oh not the case at all! I have to say the addition of water flowing down steps like a waterfall at several different locations made for even more fun too! We are talking steep...
Day 58 Florence, Pisa, the Cinque Terre Oh My!
After a semi-decent night’s sleep (thanks to the fact last night was a Sunday night…the partiers at the bar went home a bit earlier and thanks to the fact we had heat)…we got ready to hit the road again! I have to say I was a bit worried that we would find our sweet little pumpkin of a car totally vandalized (think the station wagon from Vacation…Honky Lips painted on the side with the hub caps missing…you got the picture?) or maybe I was just reliving our trip to Vancouver when our car window was smashed and my purse was stolen…I could hear Rick Steves now “You should have left your glove compartment open, you should have parked under a light, you should have….” With all this running through my mind, and...
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