The last couple of weeks have seemed long, since I’m anxious to get to Spain. There have been a number of train accidents and flooding within Southern Spain, and I was notified yesterday that my high speed train from Malaga to Cordoba was canceled. I had to hustle and make another reservation. Luckily, I read an email from the airline that suggested checking to see if there were any requirements for entering the UK. I didn’t realize that I had to obtain an ETA, since I’ll be spending one night at a hotel by the Heathrow airport on my way back. It was a quick and easy process on my phone. I’m not looking forward to the flights, since I have chronic pain, but I’ll take some over the counter anti- inflammatories and Tylenol.

I’ve been super busy researching and making reservations for another trip to Europe in September. I’ll spend 3 weeks in England, meeting up with a lady I met on a trip a couple of years ago. She’ll join me for the Lakes district and York portion, and I’ll spend a few nights at her place before heading to London for four nights. Then I’ll fly to Porto, Portugal for a week and Lisbon for a month. Finally, I’ll spend a month in Lagos.

I went on a solo hike up another incline, and a group hike that was fun.

I had dinner with a friend one night and met another lady for drinks and dinner at an upscale restaurant.

Last night, I went to another friend’s place and had a going away dinner. I’ll be glad to leave the country, given all of the atrocities that are happening.