Our Final Week With Erin Part 4 Hike and Waterfall Park

Erin loved to hike.  In fact, she loved anything that was outdoors. We decided to head back to the waterfall park one night and have a hike, dinner at the little outdoor restaurant in the park and then play on the rocks.  We thought the hike was a loop but when we were halfway around, we couldn't find the trail so we thought we would have to head back the same way we came.  Erin didn't want to go the same way and she was convinced the trail must be there somewhere.  Mario and the boys turned back and I told Erin I would continue down the nonexistent trail with her.  Eric must have been worried about us so he elected to stay with us.  We had so much fun going over and under fallen trees.  Clearly, there was no marked path, but we made our own and laughed and smiled all the way back.  I was so happy that Eric and I had that special time with her.  We beat Mario and the twins by several minutes.  After our hike, we ate dinner at the restaurant.  Unfortunately, the food wasn't great, but the scenery was amazing.  We spent the next couple hours playing on the rocks before we had to head back to the apartment.  It was such a fun, memorable night.

Our Final Week With Erin Part 3 Castle

We found a castle to explore close to our apartment rental.  Eric decided not to join us at the castle. He had recently got the news that Caitlin's grandfather passed away unexpectedly.  So he stayed back to talk to her.

We had so much fun exploring this castle.  It was not as famous as some of the other castles closer to Madrid, but we loved it.  You can tell how much we loved it by the amount of pictures we took.  It is the Castle of Soutomaior.

Our Final Week With Erin Part 2 Surfing

We spent the next few days watching the kids surf and boogie board for hours.  Erin never looked happier and neither had Mario.  He loved every minute he was out in that frigid cold water because he was teaching his children to surf again.  It was a wonderful time for us all.  These are memories that we hope we will never forget.