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Sevilla, Spain The travel As a young child and later adolescent I was not the best student in the world – the reasons for this were many but the result the same. I rallied in my 30’s to go back to University and then I soared but this only provided the basis for my pilotContinue reading “Sevilla, Spain”

Feliz Natal – Lagos, Portugal The Woo – woo Today is December 23rd. There is so much going on that it may seem a bit strange – the topic of this blog- but as I have mentioned in the past, the subjects of the blog just seem to come to me and I usually onlyContinue reading “Feliz Natal! Lagos, Portugal”

I QUIT!!!! Those were the words tumbling out of my mouth on Wednesday morning as I attempted to cram a day of homeschooling into a short 1 hour available before we were to go walking with the Lagos Strollers. 2 short days later, I received an email from a friend preparing herself and her boatContinue reading “I QUIT!!!!”

Just left Jersey! We spent 2 weeks in Jersey and we had a wonderful time. The biggest litmus for us in any location are the people and this stop didn’t disappoint. The folks who call Jersey home are as nice as anywhere we have been and it is no wonder why. The homes are soContinue reading “Just Left Jersey”

Left London and Jammin’ in Jersey (the old one) Since our last post we had a few more highlights in London which included a trip to the Warners Brothers Studio where all of the Harry Potter movies were filmed. If you love Harry Potter – and even if you don’t – it is a mustContinue reading “Left London – Jammin’ in Jersey!”

Loving Living in London!!! The Travel: We have been here for nearly 3 weeks now and can I just say we are having the time of our lives! There is something so uniquely different from living in or visiting a city and trying (as we have done up until now) to cram as much intoContinue reading “LOVING, LIVING IN LONDON!”

Well Done Wight!!! In this blog Im going to do something a little bit different. There are so many ideas swirling in my head and I’ve never been one to write what someone else wants to hear, I just write the words that flow through. Alec, my most honest critic shared with me that someContinue reading “Well Done – Wight (Isle of Wight)”

Good Bye Ireland, Hello England If you have been following along on the trip, you know that something is missing between Ireland  and England.   Such is the life of a cruising family.  We left in May feeling like we have years ahead at our disposal to enjoy traveling around foreign countries with nothing butContinue reading “Good Bye Ireland- Hello England!”

I Love Other Peoples Vacations – Dingle!! The challenge of “living” on vacation, – as it could be said that we do, is the difficulty in maintaining balance. At first it really is a vacation but soon one discovers that sampling ice cream and pasty at every shop as one tends to do on vacationContinue reading “I Love Other Peoples Vacations – Dingle”

Hitting the Trail – Leaving Kinsale Kinsale was the perfect landfall locale and counterpoint to 3 weeks in the Azores and nearly another full week underway. All of us loved the Azores but honestly felt like the food was a little less than our perfect. Kinsale offered restaurants and provisions that no foodie on theContinue reading “Hitting the Trail – Leaving Kinsale, IR”