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  • Slowing down at Porto Venere

    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… Continue reading

    Slowing down at Porto Venere

  • Arles and Another Long Train Journey

    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… Continue reading

    Arles and Another Long Train Journey

  • Arles

    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… Continue reading

    Arles

  • Zaragoza

    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… Continue reading

    Zaragoza

  • SPECIAL TAB

    I’ve been writing a story about our travels for a family member’s children from the perspective of Rachael’s sheep, Dan Bigelow. I thought I should share it in case you’d like to read it to your children/nieces and nephews/grandchildren or… Continue reading

  • Granada & a Long Train Ride

    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… Continue reading

    Granada & a Long Train Ride

  • Segovia, Avila, and Granada

    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,… Continue reading

    Segovia, Avila, and Granada

  • Barcelona & Madrid

    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… Continue reading

    Barcelona & Madrid

  • Tarragona

    Days 11 and 12 [Rhia’s comments are italicized] “More stairs,” exclaimed Rhia as she looked up from the train station in Tarragona! But like a true backpacking fiend, she trudged the three quarters of a mile up, past Roman ruins,… Continue reading

    Tarragona

  • Barcelona

    Days 9 and 10 [Dan’s comments are italicized] Before saying goodbye to Paris, Dan spent some quality time with our Airbnb host’s cat, for which he seems to have developed intense feelings… Then it was another long train journey to… Continue reading

    Barcelona