Today’s activities revolved around The Arts Center. Karen had her last pottery class and open studio. She gifted clay mentor, friend, and fellow irreverent Viking, Russ, with some special label label Viking Red wine, and gifted her remaining clay to her fellow open studio regulars. After studio we visited our Schakolad friends, Mark & Tess. If you haven’t already done so, you should visit them at Central & 4th Street and try their handmade chocolates!
It was an incredible experience to actually walk the streets of Pompeii, once a bustling resort town in the Roman Empire until 79 AD when an apocalyptic explosion buried it under 20 feet of volcanic ash. Archeological excavations since the 19th Century continue to reveal evidence of a thriving community.
Once the largest cruise ship in the world, Allure of the Seas will be our home for the next seven nights as we cruise the Western Mediterranean and explore the eighteen decks of this behemoth.
Our recent travel misadventures seriously curtailed our time in Rome pre-cruise but we did get to visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel before making the trip to Civitavecchi for an overnight in the port city of Rome preparatory to departing on Allure of the Seas tomorrow.
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