HMS Henning

Tag: Travel

  • Just In From the Country, Arriving in San Sebastian

    I felt so at home out in the country with the horses and sheep and messy dog, that our arrival in San Sebastián was sort of a shock. We stepped off the bus near a large roundabout with a big fountain in the center, consulted our phones, and found we were just around the corner…

  • The Pros and Cons of Housesitting

    The Pros and Cons of Housesitting

    Tom and I have been on the road for about two and a half years now. While our travels have taken us to five continents and 15 countries, we set out with the intention of biding our time in various select destinations, starting with Ecuador. We look at travel as a long distance event, not…

  • City Girl Considers Horse Country

    City Girl Considers Horse Country

    I was wondering this morning, as I was raking dung from around the legs of the three horses while they ate, “What kind of animal shits where it eats?” The three in my care for these couple of months are certainly free to go anywhere, as long as it is within the parameters of the…

  • Welcome New Year with 25,000-Year-Old Cave Art

    Welcome New Year with 25,000-Year-Old Cave Art

    Yesterday, after our second attempt visiting a nearby cave, Cueva Cullalvera, we got lucky and happened into a guided visit of another cave in the Ramales area, Cueva Covalanas. These and a half dozen others in this Cantabrian region of Spain were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2008. I didn’t…

  • Crema de Limón (Lemon Cream Recipe)

    Our first visit to the town of Santander (capitol of Cantabria, Spain) was a quick one. Parking the 4×4 truck in an underground parking garage proved to be the biggest adventure, since we couldn’t bend the vehicle through the ramps. But once we stashed the car, we walked through the great Mercado de la Esperanza,…