Jen and Jerry's Excellent Adventure

 Sorrento and Pompeii, Italy                                                                      Wednesday, April 27, 2022 (editor addition: History of Mount Vesuvius  and interactive tour of some of the archeological sites:                 We are enthralled by the opening of spring in Italy.   Having two days in a row of bright sunshine and temps in upper 60s and low 70s just makes it all the better.   We hope that spring is popping out in your backyards and neighborhoods in similar spectacular splendor!               ...

Messina, Sicily, Italy                                                                                    Tuesday, April 26, 2022                Welcome to the Land of the Godfather!   Sicily is a triangular-shaped island just off the tip of the boot of Italy.   You’ve heard Sicily in the news as it is where Mt. Etna is and she has many volcanic eruptions, most recently two months ago.   Today was clear enough that we could see her in the distance (see photos) and look for the smoke rising from he...

  Crotone, Italy    Link to Google Earth                                                      Monday, April 25, 2022                Today is Day #126 of 196 for our ATW tour.   Originally ATW meant Around The World.   Now, we’ve claimed that it means All The Way to New York City in July.   Jerry and I continue to feel very grateful for this unique opportunity to live on a ship, see new sights, eat luscious meals, have our laundry done for us, and enjoy visiting with others whose lives are unique and whose stories are vast.   Then there’s the invitation to play bridge as often as we wish and the daily writing assignments with attached photos.   How can life get any better???   THANK YOU to each of you who take time to read and follow us AND...

 Tirana and Kruja, Albania                                                                         Sunday, April 27, 2022                Happy Easter again!   The Orthodox churches celebrate Easter later than others because they follow a different calendar.   In the city of Tirana you will see Easter eggs on the light poles—like we decorate light poles for Christmas—with “Happy Easter” in Albanian.                 Another early breakfast so that we could start boarding the bus by 8:20.   In fact, this tour was popular enough that there were TWO large buses who drove in tandem but whose walking groups tried to split up for timing and space issues.   The port, Durres for t...

  Kotor, Montenegro  (link to Google Earth)                                                      Saturday, April 23, 2022                Here’s another one for your “CAN’T MISS” list.                You will find photos of our sailing into Kotor through the southern-most fjord in Europe but they can't do it justice.  You will have to visit and you should come in by sea.  Just sayin.  We had been prepped for this most excellent destination, the cruise director came on the PA system and talked us through some of it by sharing stories and legends, and still we were surprised and absolutely dazzled.  Thankfully, the low hanging clouds never really produced; instead, they added their contrasts to the magical feel.  ...