My wife and I got back late last night from a seven day cruise around the coastal cities of Spain. It was a wonderful trip, and I have many photos to show and stories to tell about the trip.

I want to apologize to my blog followers for the 8-9 day gap in my blog entries, but it is never a good idea to announce publicly that you are going to be away from home for an extended period. You don’t want to invite disaster at home while you are away. I will try to make up for this with a daily blog of each day of the trip.

The featured photo is of our cruise ship the ms Eurodam from Holland America Lines. It was taken from the Castillo de la Conception (the main castle above the port on the highest hill in the city of Cartagena). I will have many more photos and stories about Cartagena when I get to day three of our cruise.

I’m glad to be back home, but I was also glad to have had the opportunity to visit a country so rich in history, beauty, talent, and all around wonderful people.