Arrival

We made it!

At the Nashville airport: family, luggage, and the all-important box of kleenex

Muchos gracias to our friend Pam for getting us to the airport in the US and to Dr. Blum for helping us get from the airport in Europe. We arrived at Barcelona airport a little before 9:00 am on 2 March (local time) and arrived at the apartment about 2:00 pm (had to sign contract, get keys, move luggage). My goal was to stay up till 7:00 pm before falling asleep and I think I made it by 2 minutes.

The apartment is, well, "rustic". The present challenge is to determine how to work the appliances when there are no directions or indecipherable directions. The only success so far has been the heater. After much experimentation I have determined that turning the top dial to the *right* makes the heater stay on longer, though I still have not determined what is the purpose of the bottom dial. Up next to get working are the hot water heater, the stove/oven, and the clothes washer.