Karen in her Element

My beautiful wife is a pretty interesting person. As you know, she is an incredible athlete. But a lot of people don't know that swimming was her original sport. She only took up running and then cycling because she could not get to a pool regularly.

The truth is that if she had her choice, she would spend her time in water. Every time we have taken our cycling vacations, she makes sure that she gets into the water as often as possible.

These are pictures of our stop in Monopoli. As she approaches she befriends a fisherman who tells her to avoid certain spots. When she walked to the water, she said that she wanted to get her feet wet but, as the picture below shows, the call of the deep was too much for her and she went in, bike helmet and all.

Karen embraced this as she does all of life - completely open to the experience and its possibilities. That's why I love her so much!