Plattsburgh, NY
September 23, 2014
Latitude 46.69 N
I am calling this trip Iberia and Beyond--2. Thirty two years ago I travelled in Spain and Portugal and my journal from that time was called Iberia and Beyond. All trips in my younger days had names. That summer--1982--I flew to Spain, traveled into France and Andorra, then returned to Spain where I then went to Portugal and Morocco.
This trip is a bit less ambitious, but will take twice the time. There is no longer a need to travel at warp speed--which is very nice.
Tonight I off for Lisbon and two weeks in Portugal. From there I cross into Spain for three weeks visiting the Moorish gems of Seville, Granada and Cordoba. On October 18th, I'll meet Glenda in Madrid where we spend a week before boarding the SS Norwegian Epic in Barcelona on October 26th for a two week Atlantic crossing. From Miami I fly on to Mexico City for two weeks, with a five day interlude to my favorite Mexican beach town—Zipolite. I'll arrive home just in time for Thanksgiving—the first time I've been home in late November in three years.
