August 19, 2021
Day 2 – Chicago to Buffalo
The second day of our vacation was mostly driving, with a mundane 535-mile Interstate route…
August 18, 2021
Day 1 – Chicago
Our three-week east coast excursion began a couple of hours east of Des Moines in…
November 10, 2019
Day 14 – Return to Iowa
I fell asleep on the couch a few minutes before 2:00 a.m., when our final…
November 9, 2019
Day 13 – Lisbon Mosaic Studio
Everyone slept well at Elsa's apartment. It may be my imagination, but it sure seemed…
November 8, 2019
Day 12, Part 2 – Arrival in Lisbon
Landing at the Lisbon airport was refreshingly efficient, as we quickly collected our bags and…
November 8, 2019
Day 12, Part 1 – Poema del Mar Aquarium
Noah and Emmie slept in my room so we could wake up early and walk…
November 7, 2019
Day 11 – Flight to Gran Canaria
Given our great buffet experience the night before, we were pretty excited about our hotel…
November 6, 2019
Day 10 – Return to Fuerteventura
After four nights in our Lanzarote home, we checked out Wednesday morning to make the…
November 5, 2019
Day 9 – Caves and Blind Lobsters
After a couple of early starts to our days, we planned to sleep in as…
November 4, 2019
Day 8 – Timanfaya National Park
Our Tuesday morning was focused around Lanzarote's most famed attraction, Timanfaya National Park. The park…
November 3, 2019
Day 7, Part 2 – More Lanzarote
We'd had Caleton Blanco earmarked as a place to stop ever since reading about it…
November 3, 2019
Day 7, Part 1 – La Graciosa
Throughout the trip, Noah's enjoyed learning more about the Canary Islands. I've shared facts from…