Trip Overview

For anyone that might be interested, here’s an overview of our trip so far:

Middle – End of May:
o Wrap up at work
o Complete Wilderness First Responder certification course
o Pack/sell/give away our belongings/say “hasta luego” to our Colorado family

June:
o U-Haul belongings to Linda’s family’s summer house in Garezers (Latvian summer camp) in Three Rivers, MI
          Work on projects around the summer house
          Enjoy some summertime in Michigan with family and friends
o Head east, stopping in Sandusky, OH for a sailing lesson from Eriks’ aunt Ina

July:
o Continue east to the Moore family cabin in Salisbury, CT for a week of relaxation, wild blueberry picking, enjoying the pristine waters of Mt. Riga.
o Pit stop in Rhinebeck, NY to visit Devin at Omega Holistic Healing Retreat Center
o Arrive at Eriks’ family’s home in DC
        Family fun, catching up with friends, meeting new additions (Ms. Vivian Porter-Koontz)
        A flurry of last minute details/packing for our adventure
o LEAVE THE COUNTRY!
        Fly to Latvia via Reikyavik and Helsinki

August
o Visit family and friends in Riga and Valmiera, Latvia (see blog post below)
o Recoup from Latvian adventure in Copenhagen, Denmark at Eriks’ cousin Karolla’s (see blog post below)

September
o Travel by train into Germany, visiting Stuttgart and Berlin (see blog post below)
o Travel by car from Stuttgart, Germany to Tuscany via Austria (see pictures above)
o Relax and overindulge in everything Italian at an Agro-Tourism villa near Chiusdino, Italy
o Drive through Genoa to Torino for the Slow Food Cheese Festival (see pictures above)
o Arrive ready to work off Italian overindulgence at Weingut Becker in Schweigen, Germany