13 Little Blue Envelopes

Aunt Peg begins letter 11 with these thoughts: “What I’ve done for you (or what you’ve chosen to do—you are your own woman—) is follow in my footsteps on this insane journey I took. You’re in my shoes, but the feet are yours. I don’t know where they’ll lead you” (255).

Peg asks Ginny to continue retracing her steps by traveling via train to Greece. Peg describes not knowing where to go after the art festival ended in Denmark. So, she hopped on a train. When the train stopped in each city, she’d consider getting off, but it never felt right. This continued through Germany and Italy. Then, Peg spotted a ferry boat and decided to get on. It took her to the Greek island of Corfu.

Peg prompts Ginny to leave Copenhagen immediately after finishing reading the letter, although she advises Ginny to stop at the grocery store for snacks first.

The morning after the night out at the beer hall with her new friends, Ginny reads Aunt Peg’s letter and announces to her friends that she needs to go to Corfu. They are curious as to why, and when she tells them, they ask if they can tag along.