The perfect birthday present: Riding our new Triumph Speed Triple home from Long Beach
Sara outdid herself this year. This ranks up there with "best present ever".
Travel
4th of July fireworks over Swimmer's Cove in San Francisco
Sara and I watched the fireworks over Swimmer's Cove in San Francisco. It was very foggy and totally surreal to have the night sky glowing different colours.
Exploring Naples and Pompei, Italy
Ben and Allison, Joe and Sarah, Amy, and Sara and I took off for a day trip to Naples. We spent the morning exploring the ancient city of Pompei, covered in hot volcanic ash thousands of years ago and perfectly preserved until just recently.
St. Peter's Basilica and Vatican Museum
During the first two weeks in Italy I slowly devoured a great book called "Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's".
Moving to the United States
The Mapquest instructions fit on a page, the first eight steps were to get to Detroit, the next was "Turn right onto I-80W for 4000km". It was a long four-day drive. My Jeep was slow, I think I passed three vehicles.
