The day dawned bright and promising as we dropped anchor in Sorrento. Shopping and cafe sitting and church peeping in Positano. This church, Our Lady of the Assumption was gorgeous & featured a Byzantine icon from the 10th Century. And then…lighting & thunder and a torrential rain. #pouredoninpoitano #soakedinsorrento. The sea was so choppy the tender taking us back to our ship was delayed. Happily though, we made it safely back to ship. Delightful dinner & wine and then a little old folks musical trivia, because let’s face it, most of us are, ourselves Byzantine relics. Tomorrow we sail to Sardinia where one of us will NOT be eating sardines. #sailaway #windstarcruises #wondstarsurf

If you’re ever in Rome (Italy, not Georgia) I highly recommend taking a tour which involves eating pizza for breakfast, visiting a market where a jolly stranger offers an impromptu opera in exchange for a spare slice. I insist you have gelato for lunch before high-tailing it to the port to board your @windstarcruises ship, Windstar Surf. A cocktail before sailing? Don’t mind if I do! #seacruise #thatsitalian #windstarcruises

Day two. Toured the Vatican, saw the Pieta—did you know Michelangelo was only 23 when he completed it? Toured the Coliseum and the Forum. Drank some wine, ate some focaccia, walked 12k steps. Dogs are barking!

Started our BIG anniversary cruise trip tonight in Rome. Dinner at a sweet sidewalk cafe, then the best gelato at Casa de Latte. Tomorrow, we tour the Vatican, then Wednesday we ship out with @windstarcruises for the Amalfi Coast and Croatia. #seacruise #romanholiday

Twenty-four hours of fun in Birmingham! Met up with @pattichenry at the @antiquesgardensbham, then off to a wedding where we danced our feet off and got caught up with old friends. Stayed at the @thetutwiler and this morning I realized our room looked out on the classic library frieze across the street. Stay tuned for news of our next big trip—starting tonight.