A Sick Day at Sea, an On-Time Set of Flights Home, and a Final Thanks to All My Followers
The trip is over. If you perhaps thought the last post about Málaga was a bit delayed, you were right. I thought I had an entire day at sea to pull together a few pictures and notes but, for the first time that I can recall on a trip I was seriously out of commission, starting with an all night session, face down over the toilet (TMI, I know) followed by a day of being as limp and weak as an over-cooked noodle. I’ll blame it on an off-tasting shrimp in the paella we ate but, in sad consolation, I finally went a day without overeating.
I’m better now, thank you, and we are home safely in Georgetown. As our flight from Barcelona to Austin (via Dallas) left too early in the morning to get to the airport from the ship in time, we stayed in a hotel near the Barcelona airport and took the same flight the next day. The hotel gave us a 9:30 a.m. check-in! It’s a beautiful hotel—if pricy.
The flight home was uneventful and on time. What more could you ask? The recent deep chill did some damage to our yard's plants, as we were not here to cover them. It's time to let survival of the fit prevail.
A Thank You to My Followers
So what is the “final thanks” part of this post? As I threatened/promised our last trip, it is time to phase out my blog. I have a faithful group of followers who have been with us from 2015, when Frances and I landed in London to begin our five and a half month adventure traveling throughout Europe. Many others have joined as followers since then and others have moved on. I’ll miss the communications with these readers—and friends.
We’ll not quit traveling, but there are fewer trips per year in our plans and less independent travel. I’ll still take pictures, make occasional Facebook postings, and send emails as we travel.
So…. Thanks for following our adventures. It’s been a pleasure having you travel along with us.
Frances and I have had the pleasure to visit over 115 countries and unique territories (and all 50 states to boot). I leave you with a slug of pictures taken of Frances and me over these years of travel.
The final four photos are all from our 2015 adventure. As we were in Europe so long, family had to come visit us to see us!
