8 September 2026 Santiago de Compostela: Travel Day!

 

We were up at 8 and out by 10.  Leftover pizza for breakfast worked out as planned so we could clean, pack, shower, take out the trash and all the many things that needed to be done before leaving.  Just before 10, we took the bags down and I stepped outside to watch for the representative who was getting out of the car at that very moment.  We walked our bags over to the train station and there was a train waiting for us.  The ride to the airport was easy and only 40 minutes.  We had five hours to waste before we got on the plane so we sat at a restaurant as soon as we got into the airport.   Tea, croissants, lunch sandwiches and water gave us the energy needed for a olympic level of people watching.  Finally it was time to check the bags in, go through security and sit some more.  

Bio-control for birds, beasts and fauna

Train station at the airport

An easy walk to the terminal

Time for departure board bingo!  I got 12 out of 24

A Greek Sandwich wrap

This shows the range of folks waiting.  Young ones glued to the phone and older ones slumped over and fast asleep

Two Two TATTOO 

Our Veuling plane has arrived

We were in line but everyone else was hesitant to enter the maze

Leaving the Santiago de Compostela

Very beautiful lobby

Open and filled with light

Great logo

Our view

Perhaps a snack and a nightcap

The bar was very busy

Yummy!

  It has been 4 years and 95 days since we began our Migration

7 September 2026 Fuengirola: Lets GO!

 

Today I shuttled our excess baggage to a storage bin that we rented.  We are now going to travel light like we have not done in years!  The storage bin cost about the same as storing two bage for four days at a typical luggage storage business.  I ubered over and walked back.  The 15 minute walk was easy and enjoyable and to top it off I saw some good places to try out when we get back.  

Very cute beastie!

We ventured out to get some documents printed

The bags firt in nicely

Snug and very convienient

Lucky #1113

Some serious flamingo dresses

A wine bar

Not really sure what this place is

Absolutely no clue here!

The tile work on the outside of a pharmacy

Knobs and knockers

A UFO man hole cover

Either a flamingo dance studio ro a drag bar or both

Anybody home?

One grand entrance!

We found the motherload of goodies

Time for dinner

the check comes poout in a lemon

Leslie told me to take this picture...it looked like Colton

Shark graffiti

  It has been 4 years and 94 days since we began our Migration

6 September 2026 Fuengirola: Back to the Traveling Leip Lifestyle

 

As the title of this entry implies we are back to our old ways of travel planning.  We had much to do, as we were a bit stuck without our passports.  The uncertainty did not allow us to make very detailed plans. First up was the imminent trip to the north of Spain.  We leave on the 8th and head to Santiago de Compostela.  We will spend a week seeing this city and also taking the local trains all around the Galicia region.  We will then get a car and drive to Gijon, Santander and Bilbao.  The car will allow for a more detailed exploration of the Asturias, Cantabria and Bosque regions.  While in Bilbao we will get reacquainted with the big bags that we shipped to Spain from Cyprus all those many months ago.  We are also planning a trip to the Canary Islands in January, a trip to Morocco in February and our safari to Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar in September.  This required lots of time and luckily, time is what we have in abundance.  While we were not planning we were exploring further afield in Fuengirola.  Highlights of this time include getting our physical insurance cards, booking a Doctors appointment and filling some prescriptions.  Buying a new water-flosser and promptly exchanging it for one that actually worked.  Booking rooms and flights for Northern Spain and the Canary Islands.  Hashing out where in Morocco to visit and how to fit in the additional places we want to see on our Safari.  It is good to be back!

Some buildings here are modern and some are showing their age

Monty Burns in the 420 social club

24 Karat style

22 for you too

Each bodega has a unique item that they stock

This  one was a whole lot of bugs!

Yikes indeed

Fuengirola's inner harbor

Masts for all the sail boats

A winter scene sand-art 

  It has been 4 years and 93 days since we began our Migration