it smelled of honeysuckle, climbing the volcano
crater
crater plus me!
wall painting in herculaneumI cannot reiterate enough how much I appreciate being here.
Today, I went with Dr. Ciuffo, Michael, Mariah, and Glenn to Mount Vesuvius, where we could park the car (a massive van) one km from the top. We walked in the ash and rock all the way to the crater at the top of the volcano, and IT WAS AWESOME!
It was an arduous walk (esp. on the calves), but well worth it. There was a nice breeze off of the Bay of Naples, and the view was so clear that it was almost unbelievable.
After that, we went to Herculaneum (?), the other city that was destroyed by the 79ad eruption. It's a lot smaller than Pompeii, but it was covered in a mud slide that actually preserved a lot of the organic materials. It was neat, but we were all pretty exhausted.
Back to the condo, and Anna and I went down to the beach with her little sister, Rio. It was so shallow and refreshing and clean. Perfection after a long day. Then, wonder of wonders, I took a bath! That was such a luxury. Fantastic. really.
3 comments:
WOW! So beautiful made me gasp! More later--I just have a minute to check the pics. Love Mom
You look so at home Char. Like the Volcano is your ancestor. The photo looks like your posing with your bestfriend.There is a feeling of you are at one with the volcano. Have you harvested some ash to put under your pillow at night for magic dreams? You may want to :) LOL Love you
Can I come next time?
Miss you girls!
Ms Kulick
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