WIDAGO and her crew are anxiously waiting for proper weather and final maintenance to be completed before leaving Lagos, and heading south to Grand Canaria. Although this week has been all business, last week we played hooky for a Spanish road trip. Seville was the perfect pitstop on our way to Madrid. Obviously the oranges and aquarium were of great interest, but the award for Seville goes to their science museum, specifically the temporary exhibit on poop. The details of doo-doo were scientifically debunked, and the boys were happy to pose for photos on the exhibit “thrones” and turds from outer space. Ahab and I managed to not only relax with a massage, but actually find a proper barber (of Seville) and receive our first real haircuts since January. On to Madrid, where eating, shopping, and art were the priorities. We fell into a private tour at the Prado Museum, keeping the boys from rolling their eyes for the next hour, as we viewed masterpieces by Velazquez and Goya. The real highlight for me was having company visit from the US, providing some much needed estrogen to the balance of power. Thank you Doris for personally delivering enough Jif Peanut Butter to get us back across the Atlantic Ocean.

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