Spain - 9/07

We had a blast in Spain. We stayed at a fantastic resort in Marbella and traveled to Granada, Mijas, Ronda, Gibraltar and Morocco (see separate post for Gibraltar photos). I highly recommend all of the places we visited. I think our favorite was Mijas, though. We loved the views and the charm of the old town.

Our favorite might have been Ronda, but we nearly died on the way there - NO KIDDING!! If anyone has been to Ronda, then you know it is miles and miles of a windy, steep road to get there. Scary driving on it, for sure. Well, we were running out of gas, so we pulled over to get more. My Dad and Mel handled this task while Mom and I stayed in the car eating chocolate. It was a good time, given Kate was napping. Once we were fueled, we started back on our way. We were going down a pretty steep hill, coming to a very sharp turn. Then, Mel noticed the engine was off and she had no brakes and no steering capability. I think I saw the white light, as we should have been dead. All of a sudden, we noticed a small dirt road to the left, with no oncoming traffic, so I yelled for Mel to turn into this to stop. Thank God this worked. Then, Mel and my Dad hitched a ride back to the station to see what they did wrong and try to find some help. Well, leave it to us Americans. We put regular fuel in a Diesel car. Ooooops. The good news, besides being alive, is that it only cost us a couple hundred dollars to get the car towed and drained, new filters put in and our car refueled. I felt this was fair, given it was a Friday late afternoon. Oh, and thanks again Mom and Dad for paying... :-)

We did love Spain, though. The weather was phenomenal. And, Kate practiced her Spanish over there. She even practiced it in Morocco, although they speak French and Arabic. :-)

Gibraltar - 9/07

Here are some photos of us in Gibraltar this year. Kate loved the monkeys on"the Rock" and of course enjoyed all of the caves and tunnels for running around. The views were spectacular from the Rock. We had fun walking the busy streets of the town - lots of pubs and shopping.

Hero

Hero is our little french bulldog. Kate named him. She almost went with Big Bird, so we are thrilled she settled on Hero. Pretty comical, given that he is afraid of his own shadow.

I love the picture of him reading with Melanie. I think they are both honked off reading how this f$#%ing war is going to cost us $2.4 trillion. So much for healthcare and social security for our children. I know Hero is thinking this, too. :-)

Hero does not get along with Bart (cat), so he is constantly getting bopped on the head by Bart. He loves to eat Kate's toys, especially her beads and Polly Pocket parts. I know this for a fact, as I have to pick up his poop on our walks.