Posts

Showing posts from June, 2025

Company Round One & Paragliding Off the Italian Alps (Again)

Image
On Friday, June 20th, we said goodbye to the Crofts - our friends from Idaho Falls, and had just enough time to get everything cleaned and washed before my younger sister, Melanie and her husband Mike arrived in Venice the following day. It's been a wonderful month of June so far! Greg and his 17 year old daughter, Anilyn, puttered all over southern and central Italy for two weeks before making their way up to us in Vicenza. "Ani" wanted to do a backpacking trip abroad for her senior trip, and her father graciously agreed to accompany her. Greg's wife, Brittany, flew in to join them for their third and final week.  We picked Brittany up from the Venice Airport last Saturday morning, and with less than an hour to spare, we then drove to the Vicenza Stazione (train station) to meet up with Greg and Ani. What a happy reunion it was for them!! I made a charcuterie board of sorts to tide us over until dinner and then we had a relaxing afternoon of chatting, sharing photos,...