Vanchella Vagabonds

  As Vagabonds, we carry all the clothes we own with us. This is good and bad. If we were on a traditional vacation, we would pack a particular way from an array of clothes. However, to keep things light, literally and figuratively, we only own so many clothes, so on a three-week trip like the one we are currently on, we run out of clothes. For example, for pants in total, I own 3 long pants, 2 capris and 3 shorts, which is normally a good mix in the places we stay. However, the last days of the cruise (post last load of laundry I did on the ship) and our 3 days in Barcelona were definitely pants weather, so I ran out quickly. I also only own 3 pair of socks because I'm normally wearing sandals. So, I was suddenly also out of socks!  John was having similar issues, so we decided to take advantage of our transfer day morning, when nothing was planned, to try doing laundry. Fortunately, there was a laundromat just down the road, so we were up at 7:15 and to the laundromat by 7:4...

  Greetings from Laredo! We've been here longer than expected, as Omicron blasted onto the scene during our arrival prior to Thanksgiving. Poor Emily didn't realize she was being cousin-Eddie'd when we arrived here to visit for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays! She's been a real trooper accommodating us all of this time, especially with many weeks of being uncertain whether our March cruise plans would be a go. We're cautiously optimistic that this round is going to work. However, after the trauma and drama that was the collapse of all of our plans in March 2020, we've been hesitant to commit to anything more than basic planning. But, with our cruise departure approaching (that is, as long as we show up COVID negative), we've had to forge ahead and hope for the best. Now, every day is super busy with research and planning! General FAQs about our plans are further down the post. My life feels very déjà vu right now. The past two months I've been do...