super quick update

Okay, change of plans.

Most of you know that I should be in Rome by now but my Sunday flight was canceled due to volcanic ash. The next available flight to Rome was Friday so we did the next best thing and booked a flight to Pisa for Wednesday night (tonight).
So we're leaving Dublin in a few hours, camping out in the airport at Pisa for about six hours until we can take the first train out to Cinque Terre. We'll spend one day there and then make a mad dash back to Pisa where we grab a connecting train to Florence.
After 3 days in Florence we will somehow find ourselves in Rome where we'll eventually catch a flight over to London, spend a few days there and FINALLY head home.

I hope this sounds as crazy as it actually is. I'm pulling an all-nighter in an Italian airport so tonzees can get some sleep (because someone has to watch the bags) then getting an hour of sleep on a train and hiking all day. Still, I'm sure in retrospect these stories will be awesome.

Sadly, Venice had to be dropped from our itinerary because we lost so many days.

Can't wait to be home!