Our original intention was to leave Cincinnati this morning but we couldn’t resist the invitation to join the family picnic at Steve’s cousin’s house this afternoon. So after a wonderful steak & eggs breakfast (a September 1st tradition for us) with our B&B hosts Maria and Scott, we set up camp at Winton Woods. We’ve camped there many times, and in fact we’ve camped before on the same site. We were successful at finding the laptop power cord that has been lost twice already on this trip (one reason for the delay in publishing our blog). Then spent the afternoon and evening enjoying the company of extended family.
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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