Just a quick "hello" from the Whisper. We are at sea today going from Siracusa, Sicily to Crete. We have had a wonderful trip, so far. We have done the bridge tour and the cooking demo/ wine pairing this morning; two loads of laundry; and then the line dancing lesson, wine tasting and putting competition are the activities for the afternoon.

Our flight to Rome went well and we landed a few minutes early just before 8 a.m. I did not sleep on the flight at all, but still spent the whole day seeing the sites -- Coluseum, Forum, Pantheon, Trevi fountain, etc. The second day we did the Scavi tour, the Vatican Museum and St. Peters Basilica. Walked and walked and walked. The morning of our cruise departure, we went to the National Museum of Rome (of whatever it's callled) and the churcht that used to be the Diocetian Baths. Then took the train to Civitavecchia. Nice for only $9 euros total!! woo hoo!

Boarded the ship at about 3:30. Everything has been wonderful on the ship, so far. Food excellent, service outstanding. There is a group of 80 from Hundyai (sp? the car) including the President of the company. We toured Pompeii and Hurculaem with a wonderful guide on Sunday. Yesterday we toured an ancient castle and went to a historic vintner, which included a wine tasting. Very nice.

It's been hot, hot, hot, but beautiful.

Can't think of anything else for now. Just wanted to say everything has been wonderful!