Hi guys! We hope this message finds you well. We have been following on facebook all of the damage that has hit Ottawa. We hope that you are able to handle everything while the power is down. Fingers crossed the power comes back soon!

For news from our end, Friday night we had a layover in Halifax for a few hours so we stopped in and had a pint and a snack at the bar. Afterwards we chatted up some super cute Scottish lady from Aberdeen and talked about Outlander (side note: after reading Outlander I have a secret obsession with Scotland). She said she met the cast, told a few stories and had photos so she showed us. The photos were awesome but looked like a MUCH younger version of the lady we were talking to). Her accent reminded me of the Scottish grandma Wonky Donkey video! (https://youtu.be/Yskf94MYM1I)

We stayed on a few hour layover in Glasgow, which was awesome! We got to try a Scottish breakfast, which had not one, not two but THREE types of pork for breakfast! It was much needed after a long flight!

I bought melatonin for the flight hoping that it'll help get back to the new time zones. Sean and I bought got a decent sleep on the plane, so yay for that!

From Glasgow we flew to Madrid to meet Ana and her parents Jorge and Mar at the airport. It was so wonderful to see them, and to be on the receiving end of a welcome party! They took us to their apartment in Madrid to unpack a bit, shower and have lunch, which was a delicious spread of various Spanish deliciousness.

After an hour or two we left for their house in Logroño in northern Spain. The scenery on the 3 hour drive there is absolutely fantastic! Lots of rolling hills, sunflowers ready to be harvested, grapes and trees. It's been very dry so most of the grass was brown, but that added to the beautiful contrast! When we arrived in Logroño we relaxed and then headed out for dinner, which consisted of restaurant hopping for tapas and drinks. Every stop was delicious! We had chorizo sandwiches, tuna, cod, Spanish omelets and mini baguettes of ham and cheese. The town is celebrating San Mateo, so it's a party on the streets!

Today, Jorge, Mar and Ana took us to Haro to a winery. We got to learn more about the history of wine in Spain and also about this particular winery, which was build in 1879. One of the coolest things (there were many!) was touring in the wine cellar and visiting what they called the wine cemetery, which is where the wine bottles are the oldest and covered in the same mold as penicillin. It was kinda cool in a gross way!

After sampling some delicious wine, we headed to Enzaray to visit the shop where Ana bought "Mo", our precious mohair blanket that we love so much. They still had the old weaving machine in there!

We had more amazing tapas for lunch, then headed to Burgos to see the cathedral. It was so amazingly beautiful! The architecture reminded me of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris only not full of crowds!

Here are some photos!

At the winery:

Tapas at Enzaray:

Cathedral in Burgos: