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