We will be sailing to Barcelona, Spain all day. This is the only full day we are sailing during the day. Kathy went to dinner with our group, and I did the this blog, and went to bed at 8:15pm, as I had gotten only 3-4 hours of sleep since Wednesday! I was woken up at 10pm last night by the most fantastic lightning show. I took a video, but it was hard to capture. Kathy and I both slept in until 1030am when the Captain's intercom announcement woke us both up!...

Up early, I mean really, really early. I went to bed at 830pm last night absolutely exhausted, Kathy had gone to dinner and a show on the ship. She and I woke up around 3am, and we stayed until 4am reading the ship's materials for today, We both went back to sleep for an hour. I have had about 3 hours of sleep since Wednesday morning,..running on fumes. Off the ship to our small van driven by Giovanni to head from Naples to Mount Vesuvius. He told us about the ...

Breezed through Customs and Immigration and wandered out to our waiting bus with tour guide to take us to the Royal Carribean's "Harmony of the Seas", currently the largest cruise ship on the planet. Two days prior, a crewmen was killed and several were injured in a lifeboat drill. This ship is beyond phenomenal! Amazingly large, immaculate, with a very ethnically diverse crew. We wandered around, signed up for some shows, and waited for our luggage. We went t...

Arrived at the Toronto airport and waited for Sam and the rest of the group. Their flight out of Pittsburg was delayed, so they were late getting in. 8.5 hour flight to Rome. Very cold on the plane, but an uneventful flight. I could not sleep at all, and ended up watching two of my movies. Overnight flight, as we are landing in Rome around 0830am, catching a chartered bus to the port to get on the cruise ship. Boarding around noon.

Up and loaded by 8am and headed back to the rally site at the fairgrounds for a cup of coffee and to meet up with Donna and Don. We stopped at Joe's dinner on the way out of town for a hearty breakfast before hitting the road. Gorgeous day to ride back! We stopped at Lagerhead's for some BBQ and to say our goodbyes. Many thanks to Rod, and Don and Donna, and all the other folks I met for a fun rally! It was a wonderful rally! But, it's always good to be home sa...