A volcano erupted in Iceland the day we arrived, almost the moment we arrived. It was not a factor for us and we could not see it from Reykjavik. However, a couple days before our scheduled departure from Iceland on July 21st Sheila began seeing notices of numerous delays and cancellations of …
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85 Days, 20 Cities
Over the span of 85 days we spent time in 20 cities. That does not count London where we flew in, caught a cab and rode the train out; all in the span of about 4 hours. Tomorrow is city number 21, Spokane aka home, weather and volcano permiting. Some of the cities were day trips from a …
Reykjavik, A Unique City:
From the time we stepped off the plane in Iceland I was struck by a sense of calm clean space. No cramped walking spaces. The restroom was a gleaming well lit space that felt as though it was a room prepared for performing surgery. Yesterday on a 15 minute walk from our apartment to the old downtown …
First Day In Portugal: Tourists and tourists and tourists oh my!!!!!!
We woke up Thursday morning in Porto Portugal. We leave Tuesday late at night for the last leg of our trip, Iceland. We are in Porto because it is cooler than the oven that is much of Europe and Spain, and it is one of the departure areas for a return to the states. Porto to Iceland to Seattle is a …
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MAGA! The best laid plans, permanence, cleanliness
The message has spread and an Asturian has taken to the streets! The gentleman got quite the kick out of my wanting a picture of his cap. It is good to spread happiness. Yesterday was supposed to be a trip to the beach town of Gijon. That would have been a reward for many hours this week …
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