Friday, June 6, 2025

Fast Forward

A strange quirk of physics teaches us a life lesson as we age.  When I was eight, it was forever to my next birthday.  Now it is but a moment. 

I got caught in such a time warp  last year.  Hence,  the "Fast Forward" blog to catch up while in Gillen Harbour waiting for a weather window to our next  great adventure.


LAST SUMMER

Great Fishing

 


Beautiful pair of  sea wolves in Higgins Passage


ITALY


 Flight to Rome with a points upgrade to Business Class


ROME


Found Italy over run by tourists in October

 

Romulus and Remus, twins, mythologically raised by wolves are credited with naming Rome



Sculpture and  art in every nook.


SIENA

We loved Siena the rival of Florence during the Renassiance




Siena has 17 contrade (neighborhoods) each with their own distinct identity, flag, name and traditions.  The rivalry culminates in the Palacio di Siena which is a 90 second horse race which celebrates the best of the best.



Siena's magnificent cathedral



The stunning interior of Siena's cathedral


FLORENCE

A Tuscan Beauty 




Florence Duomo which is one of the 10 largest churches in the world


VENICE


No Italy trip would be complete without Venice


TRIESTE


Trieste on the border with Croatia is enchanting and reflective of Vienna


PADUA


The Scrovegni Chapel in Padua is considered the best of Giotti's works and was built to atone for usury by Enrico of Padova


GILLEN HARBOUR


Which brings us full circle to patiently waiting for a weather window to cross Hecate Strait to Hiada Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands)