Just You Try To Keep Up With Her: Happy 4th Birthday, Kendley!!!

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Mommy and I sincerely apologize that this birthday post is a little late, as we JUST only finished cleaning up after your ‘GRAN FIESTA’ last weekend. More than 75 people arrived at our little home in the campo to celebrate you on your special day.  Aside from the seventeen little boys and girls from your class, it seemed as… Continue reading Just You Try To Keep Up With Her: Happy 4th Birthday, Kendley!!!

New…er…Developments

February 6, 2015 El Gastor, Andalucía, Spain Well, hello there! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Despite the abundance of radio-silence over the last several months, there’s actually been LOTS to report on from our side. Namely: 1.  We’ve taken a break from our the nomadic lifestyle that led us all over Europe for the last… Continue reading New…er…Developments

The Light in Andalusía

November 9 – 23, 2013 El Gastor, Spain El Gastor is the little white-washed pueblo even the Spaniards have never heard of.  It sits huddled along the northern face of a dry, olive-tree freckled hillside, and leans heavily into the shade of the towering Tajo de Algarín during long, scorching summer afternoons.  We, of course,… Continue reading The Light in Andalusía

To the Love of My Life on Her Birthday

November 9, 2013 Seville, Spain Many who read about our travels have no idea that there is a story, many stories actually,that pre-date our traveling life. While I will not go into detail here, it is fair to say that you have played a vital role in shaping the man that I am today. Since… Continue reading To the Love of My Life on Her Birthday

Take A Hike Series: Going the Distance and Dropping Our Shorts in Spain’s Cabo De Gata

October 15 – 19, 2013 Cabo De Gata, Spain Far from the freeways that shuttle vacationers between Spain’s (in)famous holiday-home suburbs, the little knob of coastline that clings to the country’s extreme southeastern corner belongs to the Cabo de Gata–Níjar Natural Park.  According to the dinosaurs that roamed the earth prior to the tourism boom… Continue reading Take A Hike Series: Going the Distance and Dropping Our Shorts in Spain’s Cabo De Gata

What it Means to Captain This Ship: To My Husband On Father’s Day

June 16 Vigo, Galicia, Spain This has been a challenging week, to say the least.  Somewhere in the lovely Picos de Europa, our van started to sound as if it were towing a refrigerator up and down the mountains.  After consulting a mechanic in Oviedo, we learned that our driver-side caliper was shot and our tie… Continue reading What it Means to Captain This Ship: To My Husband On Father’s Day