Perugia & Cortona

Sorry we missed an update, we have been out of touch for awhile.  We are now installed in the Comfort Inn near the airport in Roma, preparing for our attempt to get home tomorrow.

Yesterday we traveled to Perugia, looked at the sights and toured a wonderful museum.....then met up with another set of friends....David Miller, Tom & Diane Houlihan.

 We are pretty amazed that on a trip to the other side of the world, we were able to connect with so many wonderful friends to share our adventure.  Tom & David have been touring in France with another friend for the past 2 weeks, visiting WW-I battle sights.  After Diane joined them in Paris, they flew to Firenze, then drove to a villa they rented near Cortona.  The villa is beautiful with another incredible view, but the road to get there is a little scary.  We went into town last night for a great dinner and a good evening of laughter with friends.

Thank you David, Tom & Diane for sharing your home and your spirit.

We will attempt a quick sight-seeing trip to the ruins of Rome this afternoon, then tomorrow, we start the trip home.  The trip has been more incredible than we could have ever imagined.  We feel like we are completely saturated with memories of incredible people, sights, food, wine and bread.  If you do not hear from us, assume we are en-route.  Thanks to all of you for following along and all of your warm greetings.  We are looking forward to seeing our kids, grandkids, friends, neighbors and pets.