Going on a Jet Plane!

We have lived in Spain for nearly 3 years and we have only left Spain a couple of times - we crossed the French border twice for a couple of hours and the Portugal border once for an hour and once for a weekend at a beach hotel.  We haven't really visited either of those countries, much less the rest of Europe.



But God has given us a tremendous gift through some our of financial and prayer partners.  One partner connected us with their daughter and son-in-law who lives near Naples, Italy.  After a ton of facebook messages we have planned a vacation exchange.  We are headed to Italy tomorrow and sometime in the fall or spring they will come here to experience Spain.  When you no longer have to pay for a hotel, can have breakfast in the house, and don't need a rental car the trip becomes quite affordable.  Airfares within Europe are reasonable and there are lots of discounts at museums for European Union residents, so we are off to Italy for 10 days.  This is definitely a gift from God!

We will be based in Naples for the majority of the trip, but will take a train to Rome for 2 nights.  We hope to see Pompeii and Vesuvius, the Amalfi Coast, either Ischia or Capri, and who knows what else we can get into. 

Our hope and prayer is that we make some lifetime memories, spend some quality and quantity time together, and have some time alone with God.  Watch for photos!  I know we are going to have a great time!