#27

What an incredible week of adventure!

When I last wrote, we were wrapping up our time in Sicily — flowing, trusting, and reveling in the beauty and energy of it all.

Monday took us to a family-run candy and chocolate factory, Kirat, where for more than fifty years they’ve been making sweets for Italy.

#26

More movement. More magic. Another new bed, and more angels along the path.

Our final days in Letojanni brought divine, golden weather, and a day trip to the famed Mount Etna.

Standing at nearly 11,000 feet, it’s the tallest active volcano in Europe and only an hour and a half from where we were staying. I’d been excited to see this natural wonder (and UNESCO World Heritage site), and it did not disappoint. Etna is continuously active, reshaping itself through layers of lava, ash, and rock — always shifting, always alive.

#25

I’ve finally landed in a place I’ve dreamed of for a very long time.
At 54, I’m standing on the island of Sicily — another dream destination fulfilled.

We’ll be here for nearly two weeks, split between two towns, one seaside and one inland, beginning in the charming village of Letojanni. It sits on the eastern coast, just north of Taormina, where the mountains meet the sea and life slows down to a beautiful rhythm.

#24

Already this slow travel journey has exceeded my joy and expectations a thousandfold over our last six months of travel. Italy is my heart, and at times I have to remind myself to receive the Love this country gives to me. It’s stretching me to open my heart more expansively — to remember that life is here to be enjoyed, appreciated, and lived with excitement and wonder, even in the midst of chaos, breakdowns, and growth.