This week we experienced our first transfers in the mission. It is a strange feeling to be saying goodbye to missionaries we have grown to love and also excited to be welcoming the new ones and realizing that everyone will move in and out but us.
We said goodbye to Sorelle Beus and Thompson in the Bari District as well Sorella Groberg and Anziano Wilding in Taranto District. We have loved working with each of them.
One of our responsibilities is helping with transfers so Wednesday and Thursday we did a lot of trips to the train station. On Thursday we had a mix up with luggage. Right as the train was ready to leave Sorella Beus realized that her backpack with all her study materials didn't make it out of the car. She was transferring to Castellammare which is about 3 hours from here. Soooooo, road trip for us!
Friday morning we got up early so we could get Sorella Beus' backpack to her early. We were there by 10:00 am. With our scheduled cleared until 7:00 pm we decided to take a little side trip to Sorrento and then we drove the Amalfi Coast. What a spectacular drive. In the summer it gets really congested and they have put restrictions on the amount of cars. But in March it isn't too crowded yet. And by too crowded I mean no traffic jams. In every town there were cars parked for at least a kilometer from the town. The Amalfi Coast is incredible and draws crowds year round, but in the summer the traffic can get backed up by 5 or 6 kilometers. It is a crazy drive full of narrow roads and hairpin turns. You are also on the edge of a cliff the entire drive. It has been rated one of the best drives in the world! We can see why! It was spectacular! We marveled as city bus drivers made the incredibly tight turns around curves in the road. That is some driving skill for sure!
The other excitement this week was Stake Conference in Taranto which is about a 90 minute drive from here. We decided to stay overnight in Taranto since we had been asked to speak in the GANS class on Saturday as well as the general session Sunday morning. The GANS class was really great because we were able to meet several of our young adults who we hadn't yet. Speaking in both meetings was nerve wracking for me but Luke handled like a champ!
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