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Tavira, Portugal May 9 – 15, 2024

Thursday May 9, 2024: The new rental in Tavira is awesome. Lots of books to read, comfortable furniture and a cute patio area with extensive plantings of huge trees in pots and all kinds of smaller pots overflowing with vegetation. I read "The Danger" by Dick Francis, on of my favorite British writers, clipped someRead More »

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Tavira, Portugal May 8, 2024

Had our breakfast included so I had eggs, bacon and pasties da nada, my favorite. Shopped around a little but could only buy small stuff while traveling. We did a Hop-on Hop-off train and met Angela and Tony from Dublin. Very interesting couple, we talked so much that we missed the tour. We eventually hadRead More »

8/10

Tavira, Portugal May 7, 2024

I walk around town wile Fitzy works on one of his customers. I visit a floral shop and take lots of gorgeous pix while the owner is on the phone, so I didn't have to wait around. Fitz is tired and just wants to relax and sleep in the room so he can shake hisRead More »

8/10

Tavira, Portugal May 6, 2024

Took the bus from Cadiz to Seville, Spain then to Tavira, Portugal. Today was a travel day which means a complete waste, but I use it to reflect on the time I had. or maybe the people I met. Fitzy likes to sleep then, I'm too wound up though. Tavira, Portugal is a water town. Read More »

8/10

Cadiz, Spain May 5, 2024

Fitzy not feeling good with a cold, so while he slept I walked to Parque Genoves in Cadiz Spain. Very beautiful park filled with Dr. Seuss trees, but very grand. You could feel the age of the trees, the park's very old. I thought the way they pruned the trees to be comical and whimsical,Read More »

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Cadiz, Spain May 4, 2024

We walked around the area after we had our coffee and pastry at our apartment. I did a little shopping for gifts like butterfly earrings hand made and a cute little painted bottle with a lady's face on it, while Fitz went back to the room. I got a little lost after shopping, I knewRead More »

8/10

Cadiz, Spain May 3, 2024

Today we wanted breakfast and took a taxi into town, I had eggs scrambled between 2 slices of French toast with bacon, while Fitzy had an egg, cheese croissant and a smoothy of avocado and several juices. We ate and people watched. Today was the big cathedral we paid to walk up the high staircase Read More »

8/10

Cadiz, Spain May 2, 2024

Today was a museum day. We saw all the old treasures of Cadiz, Spain from jewelry. to bowls, plaster masks and mosaics. Even had a whole floor devoted to puppetry. All these really cool paper mache puppets and hand painted backgrounds that were stunning. We walked around and near the parks there were art piecesRead More »

8/10

Cadiz, Spain May 1, 2024

After a good nights sleep, woke up feeling like crap, and figured out that we both picked up a cold in Morocco. We made an effort to take in the sights of Cadiz, Spain. Loved the park like square. Since this is the oldest city in Spain, huge kapok trees and narrow streets by theRead More »

8/10

Cadiz, Spain April 30, 2024

Travel day. Get up early to take the taxi to the bus station, so we leave Chefchaouen, Morocco after just the right amount of time. Wonderful time so far. Long and I mean l-o-n-g taxi ride to the port, only to find out that the ferry was oversold, so we had to take another taxiRead More »