A 74-Year-Old Woman with a Yen to See the World, a Supportive Husband, and a Couple of Backpacks…
All my life, I’ve loved to travel. My dream has been to visit all the countries that interest me on every continent. Until July 2021, however, I’d never left North America.
In Spring of 2021, we could see the world beginning to reopen. Dempsey said, “This year is yours. It’s time to make your travel dream come true.” And so we did!
We’re spending fifteen weeks exploring the world, and you’re invited along.
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Deep Cove
Tuesday’s outing was to Deep Cove, a village just outside Vancouver at the entrance to Indian Arm, a fjord that can only be explored further by boat. The house we rented for summer is now a shop. We used to walk every day to the beach, and it was here I learned to swim. We children had such freedom here; we’d wander all over and fill our baskets with the blackberries that grew on the vines that covered almost every fence.
Seville
Spain is a fairly big country, particularly by European standards, and when we finally were fortunate enough to score reservations to Sevilla, it was a long train ride. We arrived after dark and walked a few blocks to our hotel in the old town. It was a tiny pensione...
Barcelona Landmarks
One more Barcelona landmark, the Terre Agbar. It’s the third tallest structure in the city, and it’s covered with LED lights in red and green and purple. It’s very cool. The architect says he was inspired by a fountain, but as you might imagine, citizens of the city...
Exploring Barcelona
I’m not sure why I didn’t know what an incredibly beautiful city Barcelona is. I knew about the architecture, of course, and the Catalan influence, but getting out into the city (and for us, that often begins with a tour bus overview), I was stunned by the beauty of...