Vacation in Austria

Last year we decided to try something different for our annual family vacation this year, and we booked an extended week on a farm and horse ranch in Corinthia, Austria.  We normally go to Turkey to the beach for a week.  Last summer we missed out on that trip in needing to go to the States for a few weeks.  Little did we know how timely this Austria vacation would be in the midst of a global pandemic and restricted travel.  Our only travel difficulty was upon picking up the rental car, arriving at the rental car office to a notice on the door that the branch was closed due to Corona.  A little bit of stress and some phone calls later, we had a rental car and got on the road only a couple hours later than expected.

We have so many amazing pictures, and the pictures do not even due justice to the beauty of nature, the incredible time together as a family both relaxing and engaging in activities, the new friends made, the delicious food, the enjoyment of new and known sports, the new discoveries, etc.

We are so thankful to God for the wisdom we received during training ten years ago, in which they encouraged and pleaded with us to prioritize an annual family vacation, to save for it every year, to book it early so it doesn't get put off and then cancelled, etc.  We are grateful to God that He led us to book in Austria for this summer!

We shed tears when it was time to say goodbye and drive away.  We are all four talking about when we can go back next year!