The Next Mountain to Climb

Last February our friends Marylou and Cliff said they were ready to get their passports and go on a trip with us. We said, “Let’s go!” We decided on a cruise from Italy to Greece and Turkey. That has allowed us to spend some time in Italy before the cruise. After Kristi’s most recent surgery, at about the six-week-post-surgery mark, we weren’t sure we were going to make the trip. But just a couple weeks after that Kristi really improved. Her doctors gave her the go-ahead to travel — in fact they said, “Get the heck out of here!” — almost.  We are currently headed to Bari, Italy by train, getting on the cruise tomorrow. We’ve had a fantastic time with Marylou and Cliff in Rome and Naples (Pompeii) so far.  Kristi has done quite well. She’s had to push through each day, and has taken some naps, but all-and-all, she’s hanging in there. Thankfully, today is just a travel day — she’s feeling wiped out today. But alas, the pace will slow down for the next week. She can take a nap o...