Traveling with Ray Owens
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On this day the ship docked in Vigo, Spain. Elvin and I took a one-hour drive to the north to Santiago de Compostela. I have been to Spain several times and have seen the shells marking the Camino de Santiago, or Way of St. James, is a centuries-old network of pilgrimage routes that all end…
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Day 10 September 26, 2025, Friday On this day they docked the ship in La Coruna, Spain. Penny, Jen and I sat out early for the Historical City of Lugo. Lugo is the only city in the world that has an intact Roman wall that encircles the old city. The wall dates from the 3rd…
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We docked the ship in Bilbao, Spain (I use the word “we” rather casually. I had almost nothing, ok, absolutely nothing to do with the docking of the ship. But we did find ourselves docked in Bilbao when we woke up. For this day I had booked an excursion to the costal town of San…
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A day at sea. It was relaxing. Most everyone slept in a bit this morning. There were lots of activities and entertainment on the ship schedule. We did not do a lot but we did a few things. The highlight of the day was at 10:30 when some of us brave souls ventured into the…
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New Cruising Rule: from now on morning will occur at midmorning or later. Getting up at 6:30 is not cool. Although the shower felt pretty good. Back on the intermittent fasting lifestyle. No breakfast for me although I still maintain that the first meal I eat is indeed me breaking the fast since last evening. …
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Southampton, England We had considered going to the Titanic Museum, but instead we opted to walk the short distance onto High Street in Southampton. High street is what most cities and towns in England call their main street. Our mission was to find a wrist brace for Jen. She had an accident and hurt her…
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Today was our transfer day to Southampton to take our cruise out tomorrow. We are traveling to London from Paris, and we decided to take the Eurostar train that goes through the Chunnel. The Chunnel (short for Channel Tune) was opened in 1994 and connects Britian and France. There are two train tunnels and one…
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Today began with glorious anticipation but the end of the day was a bit of a disaster. But that later. On the agenda for this rather rainy day was a split roster. Jen, Elvin and Ray (JER) were going to the Louvre Museum in the heart of Paris. Penny, Patrica ANN, and Marilyn (PAM) planned…
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The plans for today were a bit more relaxed than the previous day. We agreed to leave the hotel at 8:30 and take an uber to the Sacre Coeur (Sacred Heart) Church at the top of the hill in the Montmartre District of Paris. Montmartre is the artsy district and one of the oldest arrondissements…
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A little contest: How many sayings can you think of that have the meaning of these: “You have to roll with the punches.”; “If at first you don’t succeed keep on sucking until you do suck seed.”; “When life gives you lemons make Lemonade.”; “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.”…
Traveling with Ray Owens 