Views of Granada
Tapas and eating in Granada
Some photos from and of the Alhambra
Deb and Jim are spending some time in Granada, a city with Islamic, Christian and Jewish heritage, and the place where Cristobal Colon received funding from Ferdinand and Isabella. Here are some photos from and of the Alhambra.
Our anniversary!
Today, 42 years ago, I married my wonderful wife. Still hitched and still going strong! We’ve sadly lost a few folks in this picture over the years. UDDUP, Deb Davis!
Quilting, camp-style
Deb is working on a quilt while we’re in Maine. This is what her setup looks like, plus laying things out on the bed.
Ktaadn Woods and Waters
On a whim, while out and about, we drove the loop trail through the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Native spelling is Ktaadn. About 35 miles of gravel road in an area next to Baxter State Park, where we will go eventually. Good thing rental cars are infinitely capable! Couldn’t see much of the mountain (the viewing area is closed for reconstruction), but we sure saw lots of woods!
Heading back to Maine!
Deb got another assignment at the Health Access Network in Lincoln, so we’re heading back in a few days. We’ll take the motorhome this time, as it is summer and we’ll return before temperatures drop in autumn. Toddling up over the July 4th weekend, which made reservations difficult.
A nice weekend in Boston
For the weekend of Debbi’s birthday, we trekked three hours down to Boston and stayed a couple of nights in the Hilton Park Plaza. This hotel is right around the corner from the Boston Common and the Public Gardens. It’s also in the heart of Boston’s theater district.
We lazed around for a couple of days, eating seafood at an Italian restaurant and the Boston institution, Legal Seafood. (“If it isn’t fresh, it isn’t Legal!“)
Saturday, we walked to the North End and enjoyed window shopping and people watching. Deb bought a wonderful hat at Salmagundi’s, where Jim had one of his Stetsons re-blocked. We browsed through a couple of used book shops, buying for Deb an out-of-print knitting book she’s been wanting since the 1990s. We ate chowder at an Irish pub, enjoying the atmosphere.
Sunday, we drove around Somerville (where we lived in the 80s) and Cambridge, just to see how much the area has changed in 40 years. Lots, was our conclusion. Had great Indian food at a local restaurant, then headed home.
We stopped in Westbrook, Maine, and visited Tess’s Designer Yarns. The shop is in the old Dana Warp mill on the falls of the Presumpscot River and has been there since 1866. Deb found a few skeins she couldn’t live without.
Overall, a relaxing weekend. We are five weeks from the completion of this assignment, coasting downhill. Be home soon!
We’re back in Maine
Maine during the winter? Yes, this assignment came with a mental health check! We’re in Augusta until April, during which Deb is working at a clinic a few miles away in Gardiner. We’re checking out the local haunts and brew pubs. We plan to be home during the summer, except for a few weeks away.
We’re home!
I’m missing a blog post on our time in Port St Joe, where we visited with relatives and ate a lot of seafood. We stayed four days, then headed home. Port St Joe and Apalachicola are neat places, nearly devoid of the tourist-ness of places like Clearwater. We’d come back to both.
We drove one day to just south of Macon GA, then another day to just south of Columbia SC. From there, we drove home by way of Charlotte NC. Arrived about 3pm on 11/30. Begin the unloading!