In 1979 Eleanor rented an apartment on Marine Street in St. Augustine. A painter traveling from Mexico she found a place that fit her desires. An ancient, tropical enclave by the sea. A few months later she met Curt, a newly arrived woodenboat sailor who had traveled down the East Coast from the Outer Banks of North Carolina stopping and working along the way. He too had found a good reason to stay.

From that time, through their years together and the many places they have lived, they have documented their experiences through creative expression. Their story continues here...

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

River Camping

We returned to Almaa for a night and started our eastern return to Madrid. With no particular place to go as usual we headed for the Spanish border. Found a camping (campismo) at Penacova on the Mondego River east of Coimbra. Hiked along the river and into the village where we enjoyed a comida of fish and potatoes.


Campismo Penacova

Fertile river plain


Peixe e batatas
Crossing the border we continued toward Salamanca. We camped for several nights at Camping Don Quixote along the River Tormes. It was a fun place with a lively bar and restaurant. Spain had beat Portugal in the Euro Cup while we were in Lisbon and we were in the bar at Don Quixote when they beat Italy for the title. Quite a crazy scene. 

 We ventured into Salamanca but quickly returned to our camp on the river...

Downtown Salamanca... cities are always a driving test



Celebrating the Spanish win... with game time snacks....






Late evening river walk

































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