25 Countries in 2025

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Bend, Oregon - Snowstorm!
Bend, Oregon - Snowstorm!
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Lake Oswego - False Start
Lake Oswego - False Start

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Good-byes are Hard
Good-byes are Hard

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Meadow Way Magic
Meadow Way Magic

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Benalmádena, Marbella, and Tarifa, Spain Highlights: Benalmádena: View from Flatotel - Mediterranean Sea Huge breakfast buffet Trying Membrillo with cheese - quince treat Walk to beach in Benalmádena - rock hounding and wave dod
Tangier, Morocco - A new country and continent for us! We took a ferry in the morning from Tarifa, Spain to Morocco. We had a private guided tour with Farid, and had the best day. We rode camels on the beach which was a highlight. We love Moroccan fo
Porto, Portugal Highlights: Boat tour on Douro Bridges - Looking at, going over and under them Delicious Food - more Pastel de Natas! Torre dos Clérigos - The tower! Our Apartment Balconies Live Street Music Walking along the waterfront A San
Lisbon, Portugal Highlights: Narrow hilly streets Black and white cobblestone patterns Hand-painted tiles on building Street art Tuk Tuk tours Pastel de Nata - yum! Iron work street post lights Views - elevator, our home, rooftop bars, lady of the
And we are off! A short 26.5 hour journey ahead of us. Just a car, train, BART, flight, another flight and a taxi and we will be in Portugal! We had a fantastic time in Sacramento visiting family and wrapping up our preparations for our grand adventu
Next Stop - Bend, OR - Unexpected snow day meant we only got one night in Bend. Ocean rolls, German restaurant (yum), Kevista cardamom latte(yum), snow day with sock gloves, CLUE game, and a quick exit. Sacramento, here we come!

In search of home.