We were coming to the end of our time on the Spanish mainland and needed to get closer to Madrid. So, we spent one night in Arganda del Rey at the Complejo la Cigüeña. It…
A Relaxing Time in Tenerife and Misadventures Trying to Get Home
The Blue City and the Alhambra
We were off to Tarifa for the night a cool laid back beach town. It is very popular with both wind and kite surfers. Castle in Tarifa Tarifa also has a ferry that goes to…
Back in Spain – Seville and Cordoba
Leaving Lagos meant also leaving Portugal for us. We were headed back to spend some additional time in Spain. Just another day as we follow both a bicyclist and a tractor. Storkes in their nest.…
Palaces, Bones, and Good Food in Portugal
We were spending the night in the small town of Azoia. It's about 15km outside of the better-known town of Sintra. The place we were staying was once a windmill and it was really cute.…
Venice? Nope, still in Portugal
We made a stop at Aveiro, considered the Venice of Portugal. It was once just a little town that used their traditional Monliceiro boats to transport the salt and seaweed. Salt prices are such today…
Bom Dia Portugal
The next morning, we said bye to Spain for a couple of weeks and hello to Portugal. Our first stop was the city of Braga to check-out the Bom Jesus. The Bom Jesus is a…
Heading to Northern Spain
Then it was on to Avila. It was much bigger than what I was expecting although the walled part of the city was still very much intact and walkable. Some of us did a little…
Look Out Spain, Here We Come
Our group of seven had an uneventful flight from Albuquerque to Madrid. We arrived around 9am and were really thankful that our accommodations were ready, and they would allow an early check-in. Later that afternoon,…
Diablo Braves the Heat part 2
We drove on down to Goblin Valley State Park. Its 50 miles southwest of Green River, Utah. The drive along highway 70 was beautiful. There are a number of pull-out spots along the way for…
Braving the Heat in Diablo
Finally, Diablo got to get out and stretch his wheels. We were asked to watch the 3 oldest granddaughters, while the parents headed out on a kid-free vacation. We started out by spending a few…