Day 1 - May 3, 2006: Departure

We're leaving for our 2006 European Vacation today. Angela bribed me with tickets to the Formula 1 GP to go to Spain this year. I wanted Ireland, but F1 doesn't go to Ireland, so Spain it is. We're travelling with another couple (my good buddy Adam and his wife Carlisle) for the first time, and we're very excited about having another couple with whom to share the experience. It will be wonderful to have someone to talk to at dinner, and I'm going to enjoy having someone to help split the driving chores.

Our itinerary takes us to Barcelona by way of a 7 hour layover in London (we're gonna do the London Eye). We'll rent a car in Barcelona and drive to Valencia, Puerto Lumbreras (just a waypoint), Ceuta (a Spanish city on the African continent), Seville (actually Carmona, just outside of Seville), Granada, Alarcon, then back to Barcelona for 4 days. It's an ambitious itinerary, but we will certainly see alot of Spain on the trip.