Hunkered Down in Barcelona

Well, the last leg of the journey is here. We arrived in Barcelona today after an eventful ordeal with the car rental place and made our way around the city. I must say, I'm getting a bit tired. I found this with my last trip and am seeing it again now: I like the notion of going home and having a stable place to sleep, eat, and watch tv. Call me old, but a HOME is a delightful thing to have. Hence my getting tired of this nomadic life. Hard to feel sympathy for me, I know. And I'm sorry: I am not taking this for granted, believe you me.

I was ever so happy when my travel companion, who had also only gotten five hours of sleep last night, was all for the hour and a half-long stop in at Starbucks. Yup, came all the way to Spain to sit in a coffee shoppe, but hey, it was delightful to just sit and read. Following that, there was a long siesta on a park lawn, followed by a delightful half-pizza and goblet of wine each to top us up for the night. We're in Molins de Rei if you are curious to look it up.

Anyway, we are staying on a house on a hill just outside Barcelona with a gal and her boyfriend who Nathan met while teaching an ESL course. Yes for free accommodation and a killer view of the mountains. Love life. Will take pictures tomorrow and post them when I can.

And of course you want to know about the resident mommy. Laura is still in hospital bit her blood pressure is right down where it should be. Bebes might be asked nicely to vacate their existing residence on April 28th, but I'd love to talk to her more about it before making any definitive birthday announcements. Isn't this an exciting time? We sure think so xo

More soon xxxx