Day 1, 2, 3 Tampa, Florida to Toronto, Canada to Paris, France, to Barcelona, Spain. 4 flights out of 12 flown so far! Our departure from our home in Plant City, Florida on Tuesday was fairly uneventful. Our wonderful neighbour Ray rode with us to the airport, to drop us off, so he could bring our trusty old Mazda MPV back to our garage to await our return. Traffic was horrible going into TPA but we leave lots of time so we do not stress when we travel. We thought we would

Today starts another big adventure! We have been planning this 5+ week vacation for over 2 years and we are finally going to embark on another trip of a lifetime! 2026 is the “Year of Ruth” as Richard is calling it. I turn 65 this month on March 20th and I wanted to be somewhere special for my BIG BIRTHDAY! One of the places I have always wanted to visit happens to be where we will be on my Birthday! Our adventure begins from Tampa, Florida where we have spent the winter