Yes, that’s 3,775.27 miles that Izzy drove through Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal, France, and Andorra. We drove and watched the towns, the 
people and the sites. We sang songs (always in perfect harmony), we made wrong turns that ended up to be great directions; we also made many wrong turns that ended in U-turns, in detours, and once in the middle of a field (don’t tell Hertz). We ended this 30 day segment where we began, in Barcelona.
The top items we learned :
- Being in the city with the main attractions is great but having a car to drive to the outskirts saves approximately 50%
- Road-side fruit stands always have the best fruit (yes the hill was that steep)
- Ending the day with a deck of cards and a bottle of wine makes the day end perfectly
- Aldi and Lidl are a travelers best friends
- The car is never the perfect temperature
- Don’t underestimate the minor sites – they can amaze you
- A roadside picnic can be better than any 5 star restaurant
- The off the beaten path hotels typically really want your business and it shows
- Siri does NOT know everything
We are now in Scotland and have been having a blast. Our new car – Scotty is doing great getting us around. We will post very soon to give an update on our adventures.
FYI. I Look forward to every posting guys. Love it love it. Your making traveling overseas seem so easy and I should be less intimidated by it. Just do it like Robert and Melissa does!!!. Ps. I was just about ready to suggest a pic of your rental car and whalla….. It appears in the next post. Love it!!! Safe travels. JACKI G.
Thanks for the comment. We really appreciate the feedback and interaction.
Travel like you, not like us. Everyone has a different style. Besides if you traveled like us you would have today been locked out of the parking lot yelling at the security guard to let you in to get your car – apparently the lot closed 20 minutes after we parked. So – really travel like you. Looking forward to hearing from you again soon.
rla