Oy.. am I behind in blogging. I’ve promised to try and catch up from back in august when I got so behind in my blogging that I almost gave up

but I didnt… because I am lways searchign through this blog looking for pictures, people an places.. 

SO what I’m goign to do now is try to give a little context then post as many pics as I can from what is now almost three months ago

Here goes:

Woke up in the middle of the night and switched on the playa cam in the hopes of watching the man burn.. I was in luck..   watching the many burn from halfawy across the planet really did help me with my brning man fomo 

I also checked in earlier on playa cam and got soem great pics of FLuffy.. At this point I had no idea how things were going.. was the bus runnign ok ? Wehere the lights working ? Was the fire working.. ?

All looked good from here !

This morning we wernt out to explore our ‘neighborhood’ in cantabria.. its a beutiful and rural place.. We walked down to the river right across the road from us..  gorgrous !

Then we headed up the road for a great hike 

We nded up in a town a few miles from the house.. we were in search of ice cream.. we foudn this great place that sold.. Helado do Queso.. ‘cheese ice cream’.. Unbeleivably delicious.. We later learned that this one gelateria is famous for this one flavor !

We are loving Cantabria !
nite all, nite sam
-me

Today is Diane and my 38th anniversary.. I love you my girl.. so glad you married me. Its so fun to all be together …

We woke up the day after the wedding.. lots of happy, sleepy [people// Some elves (Deb !) had woken early and the place was pretty clean.. evidently the party when on till about 5AM.. lots of water being squirted, drinking,. all the stuff that is supposed to happen at a wedding

 

around noon a local cooking place came in to make paella  and we all had a great lunch before all goign on our seperate ways

 

 

we checked out some of the yet-to-be-renovated parts of the chateau before leaviong .. pretty cool !

 

then it was time to say goodbye

we’d made lots of memories !

We headed out back to spain in the direction of our next airbnb in Vega de Paz Spain.  It was a beutiful drive .. back past San Sebastian/Donastia..  past blibao and then up in  to cantabria.  We stopped oin the way for groceries.. and got caught in one of the most amazing rainstorms id ever been in. THe casheir at the store gave us plastic garbage bags to make into raincoats so we could get to our car.. 

Eventally we got up into cantabria.. As we were nearign the town of Vega de Paz where we’d be staying, we saw this crazy fire.. we think it was a barn

Soon after we foudn our wonderful cottage.. it was up a really long sketchy driveway that branched off steeply from a very fast and narrow mountain road.. It is a beutiful, beutifal place.. 

Max and Becky showed u soon afterwards. Theyd picked up Max and Beckys freind Stephen.. Hes from Australia and satyed with us in Cantabria.. he is an amazing guy..it was so much fun having him with us !

we all got together for a late dinner.. then off to bead

More from  this beautiful place tomorrow !

nite all, nite sam
-me

Today is the big day.. Matt and Leyere are getting married !

I’m getting so behind in my blog !.. I’m going to put these pics in here.. in the hopes I can add some text later !

WHat a day.. COngratulations Matt and Leyre.. We are so happy for you two !

Nite all, nite sam

-me

So.. yesterday was american night.. with touch football and burgers.. Today and tonight were all basque..

Diane, Olivier and I decided to take a very rainy run aroudn a nearby traill.. it included a very nice pond.. and lots of very nice mud !

We spent lots of our day playing with baby Rory.. .. he’s so cute.. such cute  faces !

People came and went all day.. meeting new freinds. exporign the hose and the grounds.. super chill !

By afternoon it was time to start making dinner.. we all chipoped in to to make pixhos.. basically tasy salty horderves.. (my mouth is woatering thinkign of them !) 

Olivier taught gabe a new card game called Koi-koi.. its played with hanafuda cards (whatever those are) ..   they played all day.. and gabe evidently was reallllly good at it !

THen it was time for games.. We did tug of war.. and our blue team won !!

then sack races !

then .. time to eat !  Pixhos, quiches and lots of beer !

The day ended with Charades.. fun.. and challengign given all the languages !

then off to sleep.. Tomorrows the big day.. 

noite all, nite sam

-me