Cedar had an opportunity to attend a Judo competition in Abruzzo, a mountainous region in central Italy.  I jumped on that idea and booked an apartment in the country for a couple of nights.  Italy is so beautiful,…

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After saying good-bye to our beautiful home in the country and getting a new tire at the local Tyre Shop, we headed a few minutes north to the famous Cliffs of Moher.  At first it seemed like it…

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The next morning we headed north to catch a ferry that crossed the mouth of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, where it meets the sea, on our way to the Loop Head Peninsula.  The peninsula…

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When the sun came back out the following day, we all headed out to the island of Gozo, just next to Malta.  The kids and I split with the Swensons there, as they had to leave early for…

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