The Mediterranean Sea

We woke up in our little hostel in La Linea,  knowing that it was our last full day in Spain.  Although this hostel was the most "plain" and not-exactly-beautiful place we stayed in, it was one of our favorites because we had our own bathroom!  YAY!  And the room was so clean we probably could have eaten off the floor. 

The weather matched our emotions--a little gloomy (but only because we knew it was our last day).  We headed out after our morning cafe con leche to put our toes in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time ever (for Tim and me).  Loved it!

 Remains of bunkers from World War II are right at the water's edge.

As are these beautiful wildflowers!

We were so excited to find sea glass on the beach!

We found a lot of pretty green pieces, and were hoping to find blue.   And we did!  Ha ha!! (See the tiny piece of blue in Olivia's hand?)

We were fascinated by the fact that we had to cross a runway to get back and forth from La Linea to Gibraltar.  It was so narrow.  When we were on the beach, we watched two planes come in for a landing and then abort at the last minute.  Either they were in training, or they realized they couldn't make it!

It was a wonderful morning, but we knew we had a long drive back to Huelva.  It was actually longer than we expected, because there was SO much traffic.  Semana Santa was over, and people were returning to their homes.  We made it back without incident though, went out for our last stroll through Huelva, ate Chinese food, and went to bed knowing that our wonderful wonderful week had come to an end.

We left for Lisbon and the airport really early on Monday morning, and made it okay except for getting a little bit lost.  We even managed to stop for breakfast without Olivia there to translate for us!  (Thank you, Olivia, for being the most wonderful tour guide EVER!)  We were a little nervous at the airport, since this was our first time flying stand-by without Caroline by our side, but we made it!

Tim and I have decided that we might actually be able to travel by ourselves, without our children there to hold our hands!  Maybe.  We sure did love traveling with them.

We can't wait for our next trip using Caroline's flight benefits with US Airways!!