Our plans, decisions, and adventures
The Europe 2024 trip focused on a six-week house-sitting and puppy-sitting in Oliva, Spain. With a beautiful condo near the beach, we enjoyed a relaxed routine of cooking, swimming, and caring for a playful poodle named Wally. Family visits led to celebrations, day trips, and exploring local sights, including Alicante's castle.
We arrived in Valencia by train from Barcelona and grabbed an Uber for the short drive from the train station to our hotel. Valencia has a beautiful green space that meanders through the city and contains many recreational and cultural buildings. Referred to as the Jardine del Turia (Turia Gardens), parklands replaced an empty riverbed... Continue Reading →
We planned our three-month Europe 2024 trip around a six-week housesit in Oliva, Spain, south of Valencia. We were able to add on a couple of weeks before the sit and a month after, before our scheduled return to Canada. Stop one was Barcelona for six nights. Fate had a different plan for us. Our... Continue Reading →
We had been to Seville, Spain, twice before, and this short trip was all about family--family members who live in Seville (Ken's brother, his wife, and their daughter) and family members who would meet us in Seville (our son and grandson) for the first week of January 2023. In order to get there on New... Continue Reading →
Just left: West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Now: Qualicum Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Up next: Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada
Life: Phase Next 