Sunday, May 9, 2010

Wondering about the ash (written May 8)

Our next journey begins as we embark on Europe. As a 25th wedding anniversary gift from my dad, Chris & I (along with Dad and Judy) are taking a week-long river boat cruise down the Rhine River. Now we are waiting in Chicago O’Hare , for our flight to Amsterdam. So far, we are lucky and our flight is scheduled to leave as promised at 6:22pm with no threat of the volcanic ash affecting arrival time.

It’s still not real to me that we are going. I’ve been so consumed in the planning of Katie’s wedding of last week and trying to get all my work done at church, I really haven’t thought about the amazing trip we should have. From Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland, we will be touring many of the castles along the Rhine. If you want to look at a sample itinerary, go to Uniworld’s page.

This is Chris’ first time overseas and will receive his first stamp in his passport! I’m not seasoned either but enjoyed last year’s Washburn University trip to Germany. My dad, on the other hand, has traveled abroad quite extensively and will be a good resource for us.

I’m writing this at the airport but am unable to post to my blog until I can get free internet access—that could be sometime tomorrow. Until then…

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