Out of Africa

On the 14th of August, I headed off for a two-week trip with Leslie and our friends from Rotterdam, Harman and Nelly, and two of their children, Harman Jr. and Kirsten. Unfortunately their third child, Mira, had a better offer helping run the annual rush camp for her sorority, so we missed her.

The first week, we stayed in a rented house in the countryside outside of Venice, Italy – venturing out to see various ruins and old city walls and architecture, and into Venice to see the “official” tourist sites. The second week we chartered a 44’ sailboat in Pula, Croatia and sailed from island to island just off the coast.

Here is a smattering of photos from that trip. There are many interesting, poignant, and funny stories from that trip, but for now, here are the highlights and the photos…

Italy

• Saw the opera, Aida, at a first century Roman arena in Verona (seats were cold hard stone and even the sound system could not project to such a large open space), but the experience was unique.


• Old architecture and city walls


• Breakfast outside every morning


• Trying to see all of Venice in a day


• Ping pong tournament by the pool with s'mores


• Gelati every day!

Sailing, Croatia

• A different island every night


• Navigation! (I've found a new passion!)


• Excellent seafood


• Swimming, swimming, swimming


• First century Roman coliseum in Pula, with access to the underground area from whence the gladiators would emerge


• Gelati every day!

XO