13 December 2022

We are back in San Francisco. Bonnie has sorted through the mountain of mail. We filled one and half recycling bins! In Italy, we were amazed by how little our cousins receive in junk mail and thus how little they need to recycle each week. Robert has surveyed the back yard. It needs a major clean up. He still has to plant fave and garlic. Hopefully later this week after the holiday decorations are done.

A few stats on the trip, and, no, there will not be a pop quiz.

• 15 weeks (26 Aug – 06 Dec)
• Four countries
• Approximately 28 cities/towns/major historic sites
• 3,790 miles driven in Italy
• 44 posts—each post takes 6 and 8 hours to complete
• 11,000 steps on average per day
• We each walked approximately 450 miles
• Weight—Bonnie lost 3 pounds, Robert gained 2 pounds.
  We guess walking and eating a lot of salads does work!

Thanks for reading our posts. We prepared them as much for you as for ourselves. Bonnie would read to Robert about each destination as we approached. We read more while we were there. After visiting, we prepared each post, re-referencing these readings (Wikipedia has become a close friend), and that helped us better understand the significance of each place. A great way to learn more about history and past and present culture.

Stay tuned, because we will be off for another adventure in midFebruary. Heading to a warmer climate.