Tag: Cats
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Cadiz
Cadiz is old. Cadiz is believed to be the oldest city still standing in Europe. The settlement was founded by Phoenicians from Tyre (modern day Lebanon) following the Trojan War in 1104 BC. It was 700 years old when Hannibal started the Second Punic War. Around 1,000 BC, Phoenicians settled on Erytheia and Kotinoussa, two…
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First day in Roscoff, France
We arrived early this morning in Roscoff, France on the ferry from Plymouth. It was a lovely day, full of sun and cool sea breezes. The tide was out, leaving the boats sitting on the estuary floor. It’s a beautiful, picturesque old fishing village, and the buildings are ship-shape. Perhaps every village on the north…
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Re-embracing Boulder, and then leaving again!
It’s been about a month since we returned from the UK to our home in Boulder, and it’s been super busy but not eventful in the same way as travel is. There was a major construction project, putting 10 helical piers under the foundation of our house to stabilize it. And then there were the…
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Leaving Tenerife for Liverpool, and scattering Beryl’s ashes
All good things must come to an end, I have been told, and so we sadly left the warmth and adventures of Tenerife to go to Liverpool. We closed up Jane’s place (THANK YOU JANE!) and prepared it for the next visitors and then we all three headed to the airport. Tenerife faded to a…