I haven’t posted much here since we moved back to California from Italy 4 years ago. Since then we’ve traveled North America in our camper van with our dog Barley, except for one trip to Scotland last year.
But for those of you that recognize me and our travels with our lab, Barley, with a broken heart, Barley’s last adventure was Wednesday. He had an exceptionally long (14 1/2 years) life, and visited 40 states, 13 countries, traveled 75,000 + miles in a car or van, countless train, ferry, and other public transportation rides, one ocean liner, and in a crate 787 in cargo ( thanks to Covid), numerous hotels, campgrounds, and stays with friends and family. More than anything, he loved water and swam or waded in two oceans, multiple seas, streams, lakes, ponds, rivers, fountains, kiddie pools, and even a Venice Canal. Our 2 1/2 years of traveling with Barley in Italy and other countries are memories we will cherish forever, not to mention our travels over the last for years in the US and Canada.
As our grief eases, we will start planning our next trips to Europe, although it will be strange not factoring sweet Barley into our plans.