We're now into single digits, and can start getting long range weather forecasts for the towns on our route. I am ready; and I know that Angela is, too. The guest room bed is loaded up with pre-packing stuff; final clothing purchases have been made; all the hotels are set; Angela has been researching the best Gelato places in each city we're staying; tours have been arranged; it's all over now but for the shouting.
This year is a little different in that we have invited Angela's mother to come with us. I think that everyone will have a fantastic time, and now, if Angela wants to go shopping, I have an "out" and can do something else while she gets her "shop on" with her mom. There is no other part of marriage that I hate more than meandering through a shop (or series of shops). I'd rather do his and hers root canals than do that. Now, I may not have to. Good times.
This year, we're going to go all the way down from Munich in our new Estoril Blue 328, over the Grossglockner and down to Venice. From Venice to Cortona and ultimately all the way down to the Amalfi Coast. Then we're back up the western side of the boot to Orvieto, Florence and Cinque Terre and finally ending in Nice, France. Lots of driving, but the long days on the road are generally followed by multi-night stays at the destination.
The hiking in Amalfi and Cinque Terre is supposed to be almost epic. Amalfi has the "Sentiero Degli Dei" and the Cinque Terre has the "Sentiero Azzuro," which I hope is open by the time we get there.
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