44 days! At least the way I count! We leave February 14th – Valentine’s Day! We spent the good part of our New Year’s Day (it was snow storming outside and we had no reason to rush the shoveling duties) attacking our grand plan again. There’s really too much to do even in 4 months is the sad conclusion.
We are getting excited though. The itinerary at this point with lots of details to work out – including how soon to work out some of the details goes like this: Israel (10 days), Madrid (a few days), Granada for three weeks of Spanish language school immersion, Morocco (with son and his wife joining us for a vacation) for about a week, back to Salamanca for two more weeks of language school (somewhere in these weeks is a few days in Sevillas – maybe even Easter weekend). Next we’re onto Porto, Portugal for about a week, back to Barcelona and surrounds (1 week), Marseilles in France, maybe a driving tour of Alsace and into Paris for a few days, and lastly to London and Southampton to catch the Queen Mary home on June 2nd (and we have yet to figure out at what point our daughter and grandbaby join us for their vacation).
Are you tired yet from reading that? I am. It is a huge number of details to arrange. Let’s not talk about the cost with the dollar not so good in Europe. We have come, though, to really appreciate Rick Steves’ guidebooks and website.
And, let’s not yet think about the million details of caring for a home and business while we’re gone!
But let the countdown begin to one of the most fascinating years of my life! Happy New Year!