Planes, trains and the pope mobile!!!!!

So things kinda took a different and unexpected turn for our trip.  Mom had a kidney stone that decided to be born in Italy.  So the long trip home was on the books.  It's a hard trip really when your at your best.  But when you are not on your game....ugh....it's is horrible.  To make matters worse the internet at  the villa was very spotty and even worse because of the weather....at least that is what Gabriella our host say's.  After trying to piece a way home we started out at 4am Tuesday and traveled all day long just to get to London and into a hotel room at 9pm.  

If nothing else just the walking will wear you out....but with bags.  So anywhere we could get a wheelchair we did.  Much to mom's chagrin, but she ended up seeing the upside to it all.  We were quick to get through customs and immigrations, and she also got to ride what I called the pope mobile.  I wish I had a picture of it....but we looked like sherpa's going through the airport....getting a picture was not on the table....the only thing I could see was the next step in front of us to get mom home.  

We finally made it home Wednesday afternoon after another 9 hour flight.  

It is funny...you plan a trip for a year.....you would think that I would be sad to end it just a couple days into the villa stay.  But it is very weird.  The only thing Don and I thought about was getting home.  Nothing else mattered. 

As for mom, after the crazy trip home, the doctors, the pills and all that she had to go through......ugh.  I think she might sleep for a month................................

Cloudy day's

Don and I outside the cottage.  This was a nice house....but a bit small I think.  We had not seen this house on our last stay.  But it was cozy with a fire in the living area.
We did also have some car issues.  The car we rented has some brake issues that didn't sound good at all.  Ended up getting Avis to come tough the car away and off to Siena to get a new one.  Made that into an adventure too....had never seen siena and found it to be much bigger than I ever thought.

Tuscany beauty.........

The sunset at the farmhouse is just as beautiful as I remembered.  That night some of the girls made a meat and cheese tray....just sat out talked, eat and drank wine....very fun.
Then Linda started sporting her singing skills with "the hills are alive with the sound of music".........