Lake District National Park
Upon leaving Ireland we once again sailed from Belfast to Cairnryan in Scotland. We decided to return to the Scar Park aire on Loch Ryan and wow, what a difference just two months makes! When last we were there the …
A cool and wet Irish Summer
We had an uneventful ferry crossing to Harwich. Well, it was almost eventful, as leaving The Netherlands meant crossing a Schengen border. Even though I, as the spouse of an EU citizen, have the same right of free movement as …
North to Vermeer
From the time we left Santiago in mid-April, we really only had two hard dates that dictated our travels before catching the ferry to Ireland from Scotland in late June. First, we had reservations at a campground near Paris for …
Leaving Spain
Hello from Ireland! Sorry we have been so long between posts! We took a vacay from social media and have just been enjoying ourselves. It was a nice break, but now we are back and will get caught up over …
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Today, May 9th, we are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary in the heart of Basque country, San Sebastian, Spain. It is pouring rain, so we don’t have plans to do much of anything other than snuggle up inside our cozy …
Camino Portuguese
With joy in my heart and a Compostela in my pocket, I have returned home from my adventure on the Camino Portuguese. It was an amazing experience and, in many ways, so much more enjoyable than I could have ever …
Chocolate Cake in Portugal
After a glorious month in Spain, we said “Adios!” and rolled into the Algarve, Portugal’s southernmost region. We spent a few weeks in this area in our first year of European travel, so we were somewhat familiar with places along …
Sunny Spain – Part II
When we left off our previous post, we were still enjoying the beautiful city of Granada. The food, markets and architecture were amazing. Before leaving and continuing our trip through Spain, we saved the best part for last – the …
Sunny Spain – Part I
Holy cow, here I was thinking I was all caught up on my blog and that I could take a break! It has been over a month since we wrote our last post, who knew our time in Spain would …
Change of Plans
We are barely out of the gate with our 2023 travels and already we have made big changes. When I outlined our plans in a previous post I mentioned that at this time of year, weather dictates our plans more …