Good flights over the Atlantic to Italy and perfect arrival day in Florence! Got out and about a bit - unpacked my bags (no sign of Andy!), shopped for some groceries and even cooked some pasta for supper! Lots of tourists here as October is a busy month for travelers. Found my way around just as I thought I would - huge market going on today near San Lorenzo. Tomorrow I go again to the airport to pick up Bobbie & Terry Acker(from Southport), Carol Howley and her sister, Louise Hudson (from Boston - friends of the Ackers) and Bill and Barbara Loyd (from Caswell Beach) - it will be a busy day as they all come in at different times, so it will be back and forth as we get everyone settled in. Had an e-mail from "Bob on the Bike", Margaret and Al made it to Switzerland to meet Bob, so they are all bicycling down this way. All is well - more later!
Andiamo! - "Let's Go"
The long-awaited day has arrived and I'm off to Florence for the month of October! Today's flights will take me from Wilmington to Philadelphia, then an overnighter to Frankfurt, Germany, then a short hop to Florence arriving at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow - I'll be six hours ahead of those of you on the east coast. My first six travelers arrive on Wednesday. After they leave, six more will arrive on October 15. We are doing a twist on the "Tusan villa" vacation and are staying in the heart of Florence - each couple has a complete apartment - and we will be taking day trips out into Tuscany. You can take a look at our accommodations by clicking over there in the left side bar. As you can see from the photo below, someone else thought he would go along as I was packing yesterday! I hope to keep this journal going at least every couple of days or so, if I can remember all the instructions Carol gave me! More Later - Pat
