A play day!

Saturday September 20^th

Today was a tourist day. We visited the ruins of a castle, saw the ruins of one of Kruschev’s dachas and had a picnic. Summer is finished here, judging by the weather we’ve had this week, so we got in a lot of walking in the cold and drizzle. Only after we got here did we learn that September is about the wettest month of the year in this part of Ukraine. August might be a better choice for future trips – if we can afford the airfare.

Tonight we are all getting packed so we can leave for Budapest tomorrow. After a couple of days playing tourist there, we will head home on Wednesday. My speculation is that we are all ready to get on the plane headed for home. It’s been a good mission and we all have created some fantastic memories but all good things must end.

Gene