I just said to Stan, “This is so much fun!” Today, Wednesday, feels normal already. We landed in Asuncion on Tuesday at 5:30 am, 22 hours after leaving our apartment near Malaga on Monday. Miraculously the host of our apartment in Asuncion allowed us to enter the apartment early, very early at about 8 am. …
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Closing Another Chapter
Especially at this age, most of us feel our years going by far too quickly. Like watching a wiggly newborn infant develop and seemingly suddenly start crawling overnight, dividing one’s life into 3-month segments makes awareness of the rapid passage of time raw and absolute. It has been three months since we began this segment …
A Visit from Shea
In hindsight, I think Shea and her long-time and close friend Lara, would have been quite satisfied to merely visit with us, stroll around Malaga, shop a little, hit the beach, and visit roof-top bars. But we had something else in mind. Somehow, Stan and I thought we must show them the best of Costa del …
Oh, Granada!
Oh, these Spanish towns! We spent three days in Granada and found it to be one of the most appealing cities in all of the Iberian Peninsula. Among the best, most beautiful ones we have seen are the big ones like Barcelona and Madrid. But make no mistake, towns such as Salamanca, Ronda, Toledo, Cordoba, …
Status Quo Update
Some think Stan and I are adventurous; some think we are without roots; some think we are nuts! We may be all that, but for the time being, we are free. Our work lives are done, sadly our parents have passed away, and our children are reared, happy, and settled. While retirement left us with …
Gibraltar
Where else on earth are two countries separated by an airport runway? The town of La Linea de la Conception lies at the far southern tip of Spain. It borders the city of Gibraltar on a small slip of land that curiously is part of British Overseas Territory. Gibraltar International Airport sits on the Spain side. …
An Aerial Hike
I will just say that this was one of the most unusual hikes we have ever embarked upon. It’s called Caminito del Rey. We joined our tour in downtown Malaga at 8:55 am and quickly headed north in a big luxury bus toward the Caminito. First, there was a stop in the village of Ardeles …
Eight Days A Tourist
Our friend Valerie promised she would visit us in Spain. When she told us she was free to travel in April, we said to come anytime except the week of April 16 –23. We planned a side trip to Amsterdam to see the tulips, a bucket list item for me, and to also revisit Barcelona. …
Antequera!
I signed us up for an excursion to El Torcal de Antequera to hike among the Ammonites. We had to catch a 6:35 bus outside our door to get to the city to connect with a regional bus to Antequera. We never like 5 am wake-up calls. But we did it. I had forgotten that …
Making Hay in a Leisurely Way
The city of Malaga has become very familiar to us. It is a nice city with several universities, many museums, including the Picasso Musem–which we visited much to Stan’s chagrin, two botanical gardens, a castle, ruins of a Roman theatre, and a strikingly lovely marina. One of the first things visitors see is La Alameda …