girl at large

Bert in his lounge chair
Mom called today—caught me napping—she and Bert have been in Genoa for a few days, waylaid by weather but happy to have a big new city to explore–they've spent time in museums and churches and a few cozy nights in a hotel. the weather has been an issue—storms have been battering the coast all along their course (and here as well—four out of five days overcast and rainy, unpredictable winds). they even came through a hail storm out at sea intact! the boat envy seems to be worsening with each experience like that—Tishie Mae has a rather open, unprotected cockpit that takes all the pleasure out of pleasure boating when you're caught out in bad weather.
she'll be calling again next week, i'll keep you posted as they progress, albeit slowly, down the coast of Italy.
note: they've only got disposable waterproof cameras onboard, so no instant picture uploads to offer i'm afraid. it took some doing to convince mom that indeed the salt water would ruin the digital camera in just a few days (and how would she download/upload them until they returned anyway? that will have to wait until the Big Boat materializes–complete with satelite internet). what they really need is one of these badboys.