Wonder Years with Chris and Wendy

 Wendy and Peace Corps friend, Marcy, went to Italy for two weeks in October. This was a fantastic trip with one week spent in Ravello, high above the Amalfi Coast and a second week spent with Walking Women tours in Sicily. We loved both weeks and met some wonderful women along the way. Here are some highlights.  *** While in Ravello, we enjoyed simple Italian food, hiking up and down the mountain, and making friends at our local market.  We also visited a lemon farm in Amalfi, which was beautiful and fun to experience, especially the Limoncello! The second half of our trip took place in and around Scilcli, Sicily. Here are some typical scenes from Amalfi to Sicily. We took a ferry and the a train; to get from the mainland of Italy to the Island of Sicily, the train went on another ferry. Our final train was canceled and we had to take a taxi to the tune of 347 pounds, but the week in Sicily was definitely worth it! While Wendy was in Italy, Chris was celebrating with his...

We have had a busy fall season, traveling back and forth to Baltimore, Maine, upstate New York and down to Charleston, SC. Lots of miles on the car and a few plane trips, and amazingly, we are still speaking to each other. Here are a few highlights! *** We spent one weekend in September at Sunset Beach with friends from Baltimore. We didn't meet Rosie and Yitzy until we all got to NC, but we have enjoyed many trips to their home at the beach as well as several visits here in  Burlington. We also connected with some mutual friends from Baltimore as well as (randomly) some old friends from our time in Wyoming. You can see in the pictures why it is aptly called Sunset Beach! *** One highlight for us was a visit from our dear friend Loren. We first met Loren 50 years ago while we were serving in the Peace Corps in South Korea. Loren was also serving in South Korea as a volunteer from Stanford at a private school in Wendy's county. Our  friendship has been long distance since those...