I like your approach markan - it is definitely a lifetime persuit. Last summer we aquired a map of west coast (US) breweries - we intend to visit them all, whichi is another lifetime persuit.

november moon, thanks for finishing up your TR. I hope your husband appreciated all the effort you put into this trip. So, where to next and where are you celebrating YOUR big 4-0?

yk - Yes, he absolutely appreciated my efforts. He was a very happy man. When we were on the brewery tour in Munich, the guide asked everybody to introduce themselves at the begining of the tour, and my husband's introduction of himself was to tell everybody that I had planned this lovely trip for him for his birthday. It was funny.

My 40th birthday isn't for a few more years, but I am already starting the plans, of course I want to walk the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain. There are several routes, but the Camino Frances is the main one and is about 750 km long. I think we will only be able to get away long enough to do the final 200 km or so, but I think it will be a really neat way to celebrate a milestone birthday. Following in the footsteps of a thousand years of pilgrims should be an incredible experience.

Some of my friends think I am insane - why can't I go to the Caribbean for a week and drink pina coladas on the beach like a normal person? People have been asking me all my life, why can't I do XYZ like a "normal person"? You'd think by now they would get a clue and stop asking. Like a normal person...yeah, whatever.

Great report!

Thanks jsalivan - we had a great time doing it