Trips

Hello Porto

I’ll admit it. We’re (at least I’m) getting old and concerns re my ability to handle the rigors of long distance travel do arise. On Wednesday, we were on deck at 6:45 AM local time, arriving at our hotel in Porto, PT, around 5:30 PM on Thursday. That works out to roughly 26 hours in transit …

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Lots of docs

Laurel builds wonderful travel books that really help to make our trekking smooth and easy. In what may be a bit of hyper-preparation, I hit the local Triple-A yesterday and acquired an International Driving Permit. Many travel books tell you these are a must for international motoring, but over a span of many years and dozens of …

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T-day is here!

Open items on the checklists are declining; house sitter has been briefed and he’ll be taking us to the  airport; flight check-in is done; Zoe’s looking a bit forlorn–she recognizes the signs. Things are looking pretty good. Our inbound aircraft is about to enter Canadian airspace–meaning we should have an aircraft to depart on–and it’s not …

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