There was a lot of rain during the night with lots of wind. A window started to bang during the night but someone got up to fix it; I Was up too, but I guess we passed in the night like two ships not seeing each other.

It was quite cool in the morning and a little rain.

Today there will be a family party at Garabonc. We hope the weather is good enough to have it outside.

Violetta and Szabolcs and their children arrive just before noon. David is restless and Szabolcs has to drive him home so he can rest.

We had lecso and bread for a little lunch. We would be eating a lot later so we did not want to overeat so early.

Attila, Panna arrived and then Laci and Agi. The adults tried to keep the children occupied with little silly games, and it seemed to work.

Midway through the afternoon, Tamas got the bar-b-q going... no gas here just wood and charcoal. It was a great smell. Violetta kept Nancy busy talking while I mingled. There was lots to drink...

The bar-b-q was pork steaks and chicken parts. There was a very good potato salad made from cubed potato, shaved carrots, diced cucumbers and onions with a light dressing (not mayonnaise; Nancy helped with this salad.

We were able to eat outside. The weather was cool and we all needed long sleeves or a pull-over.
We took a family photo and I hope everyone gets a copy.

We are starting our preparation for Italy. One bag for gifts and a second bag for clothes. That way we only need to drag one bag into a hotel.

We have cancelled our return to Vienna. We will hopefully stay in Budapest Aug. 9 and then travel to Vienna to meet the car rental man on Aug. 10th and then catch the plane. I did not want to stay in Vienna for one day... then try to escape Vienna and travel to the airport which is 20-30 km towards Hungary.