Despite the glories of our place in the mountains, we hear the call of the road. Starting today we are trading the comforts of our mountain house for the delights of living on the road in our 400. It’s true that we travel mostly without reservations and avoid commitments whenever possible. We’ll head first to Ohio and to Indiana before we begin truly wandering but the next months hold such promise of adventure and discovery!
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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