Since one of Lou’s hopes for our week together is to visit the Heceta Head Lighthouse, we headed for the coast and found ourselves the beautiful Site B3 in the Sutton Campground in the Siuslaw National Forest. As we were finishing set up and preparing to lunch on wraps made with chicken from last night’s grill fest, James the camp host stopped by to get a T@B tour. As we often do, we asked him to clue us in to some of the local information. Thus when we arrived at the lighthouse just after three, too late for the last tour of the day, we already had an alternate plan!
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.
Since one of Lou’s hopes for our week together is to visit the Heceta Head Lighthouse, we headed for the coast and found ourselves the beautiful Site B3 in the Sutton Campground in the Siuslaw National Forest. As we were finishing set up and preparing to lunch on wraps made with chicken from last night’s grill fest, James the camp host stopped by to get a T@B tour. As we often do, we asked him to clue us in to some of the local information. Thus when we arrived at the lighthouse just after three, too late for the last tour of the day, we already had an alternate plan!
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