Before completely signing off Duane feels compelled to add a few parting memories of RoggowAdventures 2012. Vacationing with Relatives is not nearly as horrific as one would think. No, really! We had a great time with Betty and Chris and would do it again in an instant. Next time, however, Chris must hit his "Auto Immune" button before leaving "The Villages." Sorry Chris. . . . . Duane never likes to utter absolutes, but this may be our last trip to Italy. Holy Smokes we Love the place, but we have done it 5 times now and must move on. . . . . . As much as we enjoyed our time with Betty and Chris and all the nifty places we visited we still think that renting a car and hitting the backroads is our favorite way to vacation. One misses the wednesday farmers market in St. Giron when on the trains going from one BIG sight to another BIG sight. One MUST experience the St. Giron Market!! . . . . . . . When back on the plane headed for home we've always said, "We are glad to be going home to the United States of America." We still say that. But after almost 20 years of extensive travel in and around the world we have learned one thing. We, the USA, don't have all the answers and we should open our eyes and ears and learn from other countries now and then. They don't have all the answers either, but they do some things very well and several things better than us. Wake up America listen to the rest of the world once in awhile. They've got some nifty ideas. There are no clear winners here as each country has its own demons, but everyone could be smarter if they would lay down their flag once in awhile. . . . . . . The argument is over: The French do food better than anyone else. They just do. . . . Case settled. . . . . . That said, Duane thinks we won't go back to France either. "Been There - Done That" is the operative phrase here. (We've been to France 6 times). . . We are probably not done traveling (Horrors!!!), but we must branch out and see some new stuff and when I say "New Stuff" I mean really new stuff. Paula doesn't know this yet, but she will get the hang of it. She is, in case you wondered, the BEST traveling companion in the world. Duane's a lucky man!