We start heading back to North Carolina tomorrow. We are all excited to see family and friends, but Matthew and I dread the chaos that will come with reentry, as well as the thought of returning to the States at this time.
I woke up early today and decided to post a few photos from our travels. These are not necessarily the best or most memorible photos, but those that I happen to grab while slurping down my oatmeal.
We left NC in June 2017. This is how Ethan and Logan looked that summer in Ecuador.EcuadorEcuadorLondonLondonGermanyGermanyLjubljana, SloveniaLjubljana, SloveniaTivoli, ItalyFlorence, ItalyChiang Mai, ThailandChiang Mai, ThailandPhuket, ThailandSiem Reap, CambodiaSiem Reap, CambodiaLuang Prabang, LaosLuang Prabang, LaosHội An, VietnamHội An, VietnamHa Long Bay, VietnamHanoi, VietnamBeijing, ChinaThe Great Wall, ChinaYangshuo, ChinaYangshuo, ChinaKiev, UkraineKiev, UkraineBrașov, RomaniaBrașov, RomaniaSant Llorenç de Montgai, SpainSant Llorenç de Montgai, SpainBarcelona, Spain (they have changed since Ecuador)Last hike of our trip in Andorra
We had seen the entirety of Andorra within our first few days here, so we spent last weekend in France. Our first stop was Foix, chosen because the drive was not too far and it has a castle on a hill.
A house on the route to the castle
View from one of the castle towers
The town square had interesting entertainment. It appears the man is playing a cow. Later a man showed up and played a smaller animal (?sheep). It sounded about as good as it looks.
The next morning we hiked up a nearby hill which provided the view of the town seen in the photo above.
Ethan on the hike
On Sunday we headed to Mirapoix, a medieval village.
The carvings on the beams above date back to the 14th century.
Even though Logan complained that some of the performers had “dad vibes,” we enjoyed the music, juggling and antics more than any of us expected.
Andorra is a tiny country in the Pyrenees, nestled between Spain and France, that is known for skiing, hiking and shopping. It takes less than an hour to drive through the entire country. We retreated from Spain to Andorra in search of cooler temps, hikes and faster internet.
It delivered on all of our criteria. But the consequence of staying in ski lodging is a fairly compact apartment. The right side of the photo captures part of Matthew’s office.
