2014-09-06 Arrived in Roma

The Scherbels met us at the Rome airport with three of their English class students, Martina, Francesca, and Marianna. They went with us to Europecar to get our rental Nissan Micra which took a couple of hours because of the line. The girls went to the phone store to get one of our phones serviceable for Italy.

We drove from Rome to Battipaglia, a three hour drive, with a little adventure mixed in. We stopped for a bite to eat at a freeway rest stop and Paula left her purse on the seat. The girls called the restaurant and they had found the purse. Paul drove our car back, since I was too tired drive farther. The purse was intact, nothing missing, a miracle, especially in Italy. The Scherbels helped us get settled in our apartment, and showed us how to drive to church. After seeing our confused looks they agreed to come to apartment to pick us up