Posada de Valdeon, Spain

... flip-flops Anne had let me borrow were gone. So yes, I did lose my canoeing partner's shoes while canoeing on a river in northern Spain. Hey, at least it sounds like an exotic thing to say. Oh, and if you want a postcard, email me your address.

... We even had to jump out of the way once. Now we are on our first bike trip in the Picos de Europa. A mountain range and national park in northwest Spain. The roads are twisty and narrow and steep, but the views are dramatic and the down hill is worth the ...