Saying Goodbye to Tuscany

We are packed and ready to roll out, heading for Cinque Terre. We visited another medieval setting yesterday and visited a church with art from the middle ages. It was beautiful and in the event that I have not said so, it is no wonder that the Renaissance painters roared into their twenties with a desire to do something new.

We will visit rosemary's family tomorrow. These are distant relatives, dating back to the great grandfather years, I believe. Kathy's friends arrive in Cinque Terre around Wednesday.

I am pretty tired and looking forward to simply gazing out at the mediterranean sea. There is lots of hiking coming up, something to really get into at Cinque Terre. The chances are good that i will pass on a lot of this but enjoy CT nevertheless.

My apologies to those who are members of the Smerf Nation and who are offended that i held troll dolls up to ridicule. of course they are darling and make such good companions. i will bring home souvenirs to those I offended, perhaps the Smerf Medieval Bridal Oppression Theatre.

We have had a scare with our 21 year old cat, who has now seen the vet, and we are reassured that our B.C. is safe at the vet for 5 days, has a common renal failure, and has a balance disorder. She will be hydrated at the vet and taken care of very well. We wonder how our little Taylor is doing without us and without B.C.

On to the coast, where we do not known what kind of internet access we will have.

The controversy as we leave is: have i misspelled smerf. R and K say i should be spelling this smurf not smerf.