Winter Sabbatical 2017
Planned Dates
Jan 30, 2017 to Apr 25, 2017
Countries
6
Trip Map
Trip Entries
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Getting ready
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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On the road (or rather, in the air) at last
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Tegueste, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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We settle down on La Palma
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
Puntallana, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Scoping out the big city
Thursday, February 02, 2017
Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Hiking the volcanos
Friday, February 03, 2017
Fuencaliente de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Driving the northern loop
Saturday, February 04, 2017
Garafía, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Mirador hat trick
Sunday, February 05, 2017
Mirador de la Cumbrecita, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Eating, drinking and wading at a black sand beach
Monday, February 06, 2017
Puerto Naos, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Seeing stars and hiking the caldera rim
Tuesday, February 07, 2017
Roque de los Muchachos, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Goodby La Palma, hello El Hierro
Wednesday, February 08, 2017
Echedo, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Looking for seafood and bathing pools
Thursday, February 09, 2017
La Restinga, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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We arrive at the end of the world
Friday, February 10, 2017
Faro de Orchilla, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Rain, wind and Plan C
Saturday, February 11, 2017
La Frontera, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Plan A, then the end of the road
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Las Playas, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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On to La Gomera; searching for Leon
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Hermigua, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Heading west and dodging rocks
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Valle Gran Rey, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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A fine day for golf
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Tecina Golf, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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An ocean voyage to Tenerife
Friday, February 17, 2017
Tegueste, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Trail? We don't need no stinkin' trail
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Teide National Park, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Up into the clouds, then down to the beach
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Playa De Benijo, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Our urban experience
Monday, February 20, 2017
Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Looking for Ron in the mall, then Paris and south
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Libourne, Aquitaine, France -
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From St. Emilion to Basque country
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Bilbao, Basque, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Down the funicular to wonderful Bilbao
Friday, February 24, 2017
Bilbao, Basque, Spain and Canary Islands -
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To the Gugg once more, then off to Santiago
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Cathedral and tapas
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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From chocolate and a churro to the chocolate hotel
Monday, February 27, 2017
Viana do Castelo, Northern Portugal, Portugal -
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A terrible horrible no good very bad wonderful day
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Braga, Northern Portugal, Portugal -
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Port and fish in Porto
Thursday, March 02, 2017
Porto, Northern Portugal, Portugal -
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In the Douro Valley
Saturday, March 04, 2017
Quinta De Santo Antonio, Viseu, Portugal -
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Inside the walls in Evora
Monday, March 06, 2017
Évora, Alentejo, Portugal -
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Golf at Troia and driving down the coast
Tuesday, March 07, 2017
Vila Nova de Milfontes, Alentejo, Portugal -
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Out of Portugal, into Spain; and RIP Azure Window
Wednesday, March 08, 2017
Benacazon, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Cliffs, gorges and bulls
Thursday, March 09, 2017
Ronda, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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The dash across Spain
Monday, March 13, 2017
Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France -
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Cruising the Mediterranean, sort of
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Mediterranean Sea, Italy -
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On to Sardinia and settling in Castelsardo
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Castelsardo, Sardinia, Italy -
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In search of an elephant
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Stintino, Sardinia, Italy -
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The petrified forest
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Martis, Sardinia, Italy -
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Many ways to Pevero
Monday, March 20, 2017
Pevero Golf Club, Sardinia, Italy -
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Steps, why did it have to be steps
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Capo Caccia, Sardinia, Italy -
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From the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire
Friday, March 24, 2017
Villa San Pietro, Sardinia, Italy -
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Pigs, beaches and towers
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Bosa Marina, Sardinia, Italy -
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End of days in Sardinia
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Castelsardo, Sardinia, Italy -
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Cruising to Tuscany
Thursday, March 30, 2017
San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy -
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We go Greek
Saturday, April 01, 2017
Chania, Crete, Greece -
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Staying local
Monday, April 03, 2017
Ano Viannos, Crete, Greece -
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Tires, markets and monks
Tuesday, April 04, 2017
Sitia, Crete, Greece -
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Hitting the links and the pool
Wednesday, April 05, 2017
Crete Golf Club, Crete, Greece -
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North to England, AKA Agios Nikolaos
Thursday, April 06, 2017
Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece -
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Minoan ruins, the Lassithi Plateau and sheep roads
Friday, April 07, 2017
Tzermiado, Crete, Greece -
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Our timing has not improved
Sunday, April 09, 2017
Knossos, Crete, Greece -
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Beautiful drive to the eastern shore
Monday, April 10, 2017
Káto Zákros, Crete, Greece -
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Moving day and settling in to Kalyves
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Kalyves, Crete, Greece -
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Venetian fortress and tourist shops
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Rethymnon, Crete, Greece -
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Good Friday Bazaar and Cretan Brewery
Friday, April 14, 2017
Voukoliés, Crete, Greece -
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Beautiful coastal town, hard hike and cold swim
Saturday, April 15, 2017
Loutro, Crete, Greece -
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A feast and friends for Easter
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Kalyves, Crete, Greece -
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Nice hike, great swim
Monday, April 17, 2017
Paleochora, Crete, Greece -
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A day for historical sights
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Moni Arkadiou, Crete, Greece -
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Great beach, no swim
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Elafonisi beach, Crete, Greece -
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Down the Imbros Gorge
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Imbros Gorge, Crete, Greece -
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Last day at the beach, Phyllis gets wet
Friday, April 21, 2017
Preveli Beach, Crete, Greece -
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After a rainy day we leave Crete with sunny skies
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Pisa, Tuscany, Italy -
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To Rome and home
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
