Ed

Day 6

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April 25th 2009
Wow, what a day! Last night we discussed riding up the mountain to Orient today. I did not commit because I was more than a little worried about my ability to make it up a real mountain. Plus the desire to worry my mother to death before hand seemed silly. This morning, I decided that I should give it a try, you don't know what you are capable of if you sit at the bottom of the mountain. So ... read more

Europe » Spain » Balearic Islands » Majorca

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more