(UPDATE: I just realized I used that same subject header in another post. That is just how fried my brain is these days!)

It’s so strange to think that we’ve been home for almost two weeks now, yet in some ways I feel as if the trip never happened … until I look at this site and see the photos, anyway!

I’ve not had much inclination to look at the shots I took with the Fuji camera (everything I’ve posted so far has been from the iPhone). I wonder if I’ll ever really get through all the photos, to be honest. This happens every trip — getting home I have to jump back into music mode, attempting to get my brain (and embouchure) in shape. It’s never easy! I also started teaching three days after arriving home. That was a wee bit of a challenge, but I managed to stay awake for the students. Whew!

It also took longer than I expected to adjust to the time change. Jet lag is somewhat easier when going on vacation. Coming home? Not so much!

Dan and I have talked about things we’d not take next time, and both of us would definitely take less! I know some people told me they’d grow weary of wearing the same things over and over, and it can sometimes get tedious, but at the same time it’s not a big deal to repeat outfits, and even had I been more selective I’d still have had a number of combinations of clothing I could have worn. Besides, as some YouTube folks who post about traveling light say, “NO one cares!” It’s not like someone is watching us every day to see what we are wearing. BUT I’d never again take some of the tops and pants I brought for hot weather travel. They were just too uncomfortable. So next time it’s linen as much as possible, and other lightweight fabrics that breathe. Yes, linen wrinkles, but oh is it better for the heat and humidity!

Never again do I bother with makeup unless I’m doing a fancy event: I ended up tossing all of that in the trash at some point. It was just extra weight and, for us, every ounce counts! I won’t bother with jewelry either. I wore a necklace on the first flight. That was the last time I wore it. So never mind. I’m just not a makeup or jewelry person.

I’d also like to find a way to travel with only an iPad. If I can learn how to upload my iPhone photos, use Lightroom to size them smaller, and then put them on this site I’d gladly leave the laptop at home. (Shoot, part of me wishes I could just bring an iPhone, but I suspect that would mean giving up writing this blog.)

Oh … and perhaps just one lens. I probably only need one lens. I did force myself to put the macro on a few times so I could justify using it (and today’s post on my photography site is showing one of the photos), but I’ll bet I wouldn’t miss it … not too much, anyway!

Anyway (or “anyways” as most people write these days), I will attempt to look through photos and post something on occasion that is from the “real” camera. (Will I ever feel as if the iPhone is a real camera? Dunno!)

This first shot is from our time in Donostia / San Sebastián, when Dan and I took a walk while Meghan and Jameson enjoyed time on the beach and in the water:

Bay of Biscay, 7.3.23