Well, we unfortunately have arrived at our final day in Spain. Bae and I grabbed a train and headed back into the city. Our first goal was to go see the Barcelona stadium. Can’t go there without seeing the football stadium, right??? The walk there was cool, but unfortunately the Read more…
Having never been to Barcelona (or Spain) before this trip, it was good to have a few days to explore the city. My favorite way to explore cities is to walk. Walk everywhere. Of course, the airport is far enough from the city that we had to take a train Read more…
Alas, our time at our VRBO came to a close. After cleaning the entire place (which apparently wasn’t covered by the cleaning fee), we set off on our slow journey back to Barcelona. We were in no rush, so we stopped at a few places along the way, starting at Read more…
With the primary objective achieved, it was time to CHILL! First thing I wanted to do was get down to the sea and get a swim in. So I did. https://connect.garmin.com/app/activity/23959936841 Unfortunately the water was WAY too hot for a proper workout. The air temp was like 92 with a Read more…
People always say that Grandpa Ned always said, “If there is no adversity, you don’t remember the trip.” Now, while that is partially true, I remember a lot of things with little to no adversity. And sometimes, like when trying to see a total solar eclipse that I’ve done a Read more…
Now, you really shouldn’t work on vacation. However, it just so happened that some of the people I’ve worked closely with over the last 10 years, including my undergraduate advisor who started my Astronomy career by replying to an email I sent him in 2012, were all gathered in Teruel Read more…
Today was more or less a rest day while we waited for the other half of our party to show up. And by that, I mean, of course I started my day by exploring the potential “walking” path down from our VRBO on high to the town below. Turns out Read more…
Since August 2017, I have been obsessed with seeing total solar eclipses. Witnessing them is the closest I’ve ever been to a religious experience. They cannot be overhyped. If you haven’t seen one, go see one. No, not an annular eclipse. And no, none of this, “I saw 94% once Read more…
Took me forever to write about it, but catch the full travel blog here: And then of course, if you’d rather just watch random videos from the trip:
Summary On this Solo Baecae, I traveled to the Tucson area to ride 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo (https://epicrides.com/events/24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo/event-guide/) mountain bike race as part of a 4-man relay team. Don’t worry, we didn’t ride continuously for 24 hours. That would be dumb. SS Tim made us all ride single Read more…