1 day to go

It's Monday.  We went to school and taught for our 3 hours.  Our students are all creating their own Plan A Trip projects so our upcoming trip is meaningful.  We hope to keep in touch and send photos and updates as our travel evolves.

At this point all we know is that we will arrive in Madrid on Wednesday, October 15th  around 4PM with our plane arriving from Amsterdam.  We have a hotel reserved for 2 nights and that's the extent of our planning.
That's not entirely true.  We've planned.  We've gathered information but haven't made an final itinerary decisions.  For the last 6 years we've had an automatic route ahead of us via the Caminos in Spain and the Wainwright trail in England.  This time, while we have tentatively decided to follow the Via de La Plata (the Silver Route) backwards ending in Seville, we are leaving our options open.

Right now we plan to get to Salamanca, considered by some to be Spain's most beautiful city and begin riding there (after a couple days exploring the city).  We'll get to Salamanca via bus, train, or perhaps rental car, all to be decided when we arrive.

We're looking forward to meeting up with Dennis and Karen Gray on Thursday evening as they arrive in Madrid that afternoon.  We booked our hotels separately but we're only 1 1/2 miles apart!

I finally feel ready and more in the mode of "trust the process," knowing that our experience will inform our adventure, balancing newness with the ease of the familiar.  And knowing that we are GOING TO SPAIN!

Here's some pics of our bicycle packing.  Yay Craig!!


Our bikes getting ready to fit in their suitcases.


The soft bags that carry our bikes when we're not riding.

Now for the Samsonite suicases that will carry them on the plane.  


And since they can't weigh more than 50 pounds, we are weighing them and adjusting accordingly.  

It's alot and there are those times when I think:  why don't we just rent?  The verdict isn't in.  


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  1. SonyaOctober 15, 2019 at 3:49 PM

    Buen Viaje! Love that I have a blogging mama! I look forward to it daily and will resist the desire to forward it to everyone I know. xoxo

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