Wow, we have been in a whirlwind of travel the last few two weeks since our last post. We continued on our cruise stopping at the beautiful Greek Island of Crete, spent my birthday having wonderful tapas in Barcelona, visited with our friends the Zartmanns in Malaga, Spain, and finally we are currently in central Europe with Missy’s mother and stepfather. With all of this going on we have fallen behind on blogging and we have received a few questions like “where the heck are you two now” and “Hello…”. We are alive and traveling – sorry for the delay. Here are some of the highlights from the past two weeks.
The Island of Crete was the perfect place to 
land for our return to Europe. The warm people and breezes; the cool Mediterranean waters and cold beer all welcomed us back to the continent. We walked the streets looking at the fantastic shops (maybe even bought a souvenir or two) then made our way to a quiet beach on the outskirts of town had a much anticipated Greek salad. It was in a word – – Perfect. The breeze, the views, the beer, the salad – it was good to be back in Europe.
Unfortunately our cruise had to end, but on the brightside it ended in one of our favorite countries . . . Spain. We absolutely love Spain: The food, the people, the architecture, the culture, the food (did I already say that?) We docked and went directly to our hostel right on Las Ramblas. We, of course, could not check in at 9:00 AM so we set off on a walking tour of the Gothic Quarter. After a short nap in the afternoon we met with our friend Clo to celebrate my birthday enjoying tapas in the city.
Our next stop in Spain was to the city of Malaga to see our friends the Zartmanns. Last year they lived in a very small town and we were excited to see them in their new city. After so much time in Asia we were especially excited for our welcome dinner -TACO NIGHT!!!
On one of the following nights Missy 
used some of her Italian cooking school knowledge to make some pasta with Zalie (7) and Hazel (4). The pasta was delicious, even if we had to vacuum the floor a little. We had 
a wonderful time spending time with the family seeing the sites of Malaga. This city has so much to offer and is absolutely beautiful. We managed to have our final evening on a date night with Dave and Naceem where we enjoyed a little relaxation and maybe a drink or two.
The time flew by in Spain and we took a flight to Frankfurt, Germany to meet up with Susan and Ken Brackenhoff (Missy’s mother and her husband). Now, speaking of Ken and Susan, I realize that they are downstairs waiting for us to eat breakfast. So we will continue with the Rhine river soon.
Glad to see that you are back to writing your blog. There really in’t much time for that when you are traveling! Maybe on board ship ! Your friends look very happy to see you. Taco Night was probably very fun . It;s fun to see you making the pasta and yes that could be a mess with two little ones—or four big ones! It is clear that you love Spain and for good reason. Keep blogging I love it! Love MOMO