Days 29 and 30 (Dan’s comments are italicized) What a wonderful time we’ve had over the last couple of days. It was a perfect mix of boat rides, exploring new places, sunbathing, and hiking! The first day, we took a hop-on hop-off ferry to four beautiful little villages built into the mountains. Something that fascinated…

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Days 27 and 28 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Relaxing in Porto Venere resumed with a cool day spent on the beach. It was just what we needed and we slowed down a LOT. The relaxation continued with a delicious meal at the Spagettaria. YUM!. Later, I decided to go explore the steps that Rhia did…

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Days 25 and 26 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We left Genova after only 18 hours. It was just a brief stop on our way toward our first long stay somewhere, Porto Venere! Time for us to really slow down. We met up with Rhia’s childhood friend, Jules, for a one week stay at a seaside…

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Days 23 and 24 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Thank goodness June 14 is over for another year! Our second day in Arles was to be our museum day though, on our way, we poked our heads into a church. Although I feel we’ve seen enough Gothic churches for a while, it’s difficult to overlook their…

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Days 21 and 22 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Hasta luego Spain! You were a wonderful experience, but we must move on. The trip to get from Zaragoza to Arles was a full day afair. Early to rise (5:15 AM), all the trains were late, raining at the stations, and an escape-room-like experience of finding and…

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Days 19 and 20 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We got some down time because NO TRAVEL DAYS!!! 🎉🎊🎉 We found out that Sundays and Mondays are down times for everyone in Zaragoza as well! But we stumbled across some pretty cool landmarks, displays, events, and even a rare disc golf course. We decided to play…

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Days 17 and 18 [Dan’s comments are italicized] Our bodies were feeling the mountain climbing from yesterday (yes, ‘bodies’ as in mine too!). Rhia’s endurance has markedly improved over the last two weeks, so soon she will be carrying my pack as well. Instead of more hiking, we decided to take a more gentle approach…

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Days 15 and 16 [Rhia’s comments are italicized] So we did our thing today; our first guided tour ever! I felt a little bit like a duckling (and also like one of the ‘sights’ for the locals!) Our guide, Rafa, was an excellent ambassador for Spain. His explanations for each landmark were clear, well rehearsed,…

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Days 13 and 14 [Dan’s comments are italicized] Tarragona is our favorite stop so far so we were sad to leave. But it’s onward and (hopefully not too many steps) upward. To get to our next stop, we had to backtrack to Barcelona, so we took some time to visit the Sagrada Familia. It’s an…

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