Saturday, July 4, 2009

Beaches, Sunsets and a Farewell to Spain



We have reached the beautiful Costa de la Luz and the end of our journey. Twenty one days has traveled by quickly. The students are ready to eat hamburgers and taco bell. I will be satisfied with a good Lupe Tortilla fajita...beef. I have not had beef in three weeks. Lots of ham. Lots of ham...one day I accidentally selected a pastry (it looked so good) that had sugar and little chunks on top. Silly me, I thought those chunks were pecans...but no they were little pieces of ham. So ham may not be on my list right away.

The other thing that I will be excited to see is a regular toilet. I have been flush challenged on this trip as I try and figure out do I push, pull, or step on it. And this is of course is AFTER I have found the flusher mechanism. 

I am signing off this blog for now. Tomorrow we will return to the beautiful beach one more time.  We will have one last photo class, one last dinner and pack.  We will not have one last full night of rest because we have to get up to leave for the airport at 3 am. 

We have an extremely tough connection flight to make in Paris.  We have one hour from the time we land until the time we take off. We have to change terminals and go through a security check and do this with 18 people.  If you see a picure of Paris on this blog you will know we didn't make it.  Otherwise I will see you all soon.
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  1. Diana MeadeJuly 5, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    Looking forward to having you safe and sound in Houston and hear all the great details. That is after you get some rest! Hugs, Diana

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