After a couple of days in Ostia, we sailed pass the town of Anzio.  Marsha’s dad participated in the Battle of Anzio in WWII. He was shot in the hip during the invasion and received the Purple Heart. The battle started in January 1944 and the Allies ousted the Germans from Rome by June 1944. We sailed to the island of Ponza tonight, which is island 18 miles off the Italian coast. According to local lore, Ponza was named after Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor who tried Jesus for sedition. Pontius Pilate’s family owned a grotto on Ponza, which is still named after him.

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