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Preparing to leave

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  When you're a female, going on vacation is an event.  Your face needs to be in tip top shape, your hair needs a dye job and refresh and your toes need to be pretty.  You’d think we were going on an island vacation where all these body parts would be on view for the world.   Me? I’m going to Alaska where my newly “pretty in pink” toes will be hidden in soft wool socks, my gorgeous blue hair covered by either a Red Sox hat (i can proudly wear it since they are kicking ass and taking names) or sadly, a wintah hat and my face well, my face will be on full display.   I can’t wait to stand outside my room and scream at the top of my lungs “I can see Russia from my window”.  A little 2008 election humor    Look 👀 how spooky I look getting my hair done!  💇‍♀️  Just as we are closing up the house in Lamoine, we find out that the modem has died so no phone and thus, no communication to the alarm company.  Honestly, I can’t  make...
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Leaving on a jet plane ✈️

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  So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu! It had been a very memorable trip with my favorite boy. We will not soon forget all of our adventures. Friday we headed to Madrid on TAP air. They are a great airline; friendly, helpful, clean and on time. That’s a rare thing in the states or should I say it’s rare for American Airlines. We take a cab to the hotel, eat in the bar and pretty much crash. I tried to catch up on emails and my blog but we were exhausted and ready to go home. Flight across the pond is tomorrow, Saturday, June 1. In the meantime, hello beautiful! 🤩 Now that’s a nice going away present. Just sayin’ We wake up Saturday, shower and head to the airport. I thought I’d show you a pick of all our bags. We have never, ever checked bags until this trip. Yes, 3 checked bags and two carryons. The carryons basically had all my purchases in them! 😝 Madrid’s airport is huge and takes some maneuvering. We were there h...
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One 1️⃣ last day of Portugal

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  The last day in Portugal did not disappoint. Drove out of the city and headed for Sintra and the Pena National Castle; a marvelous fairytale palace from the 19th century.  We parked down the hill in the Pena Park and walked 🆙 to the 🔝!  It had my heart pumping as it was very steep! The pictures from the park are some of my favorites! In the middle of nowhere is an espresso machine.  Of course, it was a must stop! Warning: ⛔️ I was obsessed with the ceilings in this palace; each one was different, ornate, and visually pleasing! That is not smoke, it’s ☁️ clouds! Our guide wanted to show us an authentic Portuguese lunchtime meal.  He said we’d need to hurry to make it there before noon otherwise we’ll need to “wait in the queue” for a very long time.  We arrive at an unassuming home with a huge dining room that was virtually empty.   We were literally in someone’s home.  Very quaint. Carlo’s ordered the food and we chatted constantly.  Over...
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