Well here we are about to embark on this year's first adventure.  The bags have been weighed several times and are now just about the right weight.  Pescara airport is now open but flights are still a bit delayed, so hopefully by tomorrow it will be fine.  Laura has been having fun in the snow and thinks I might find it a bit different as last time I visited the temperatures were in the low 40s!  Having looked at Pescara's webcam I think she might be right.