Tuesday, Oct 8th, Evora, Portugal

Greetings!

There was a moment today when life felt pretty good.  We had just visited a 7,000 year-old stone structure utilizing dozens of individual granite  rocks weighing 40 tons each.  Seeing it is one of those experiences which changes your perspective on human history and human capabilities like few others can do.

We were following a lead to what might be another such site, passing a large section of burnt-red cork trees, and making lunch plans to visit a local winery, when I looked over at Pat and understood how much fulfilling our life is.  Ruins, wine, great food, friends, GPS, interesting homes, plenty of money, and not a lot of personal worries.

Many years ago, Pat and I traveled to very close to here from Spain.  We were looking at some of the same kinds of sites and cork trees, and we probably ended up in eastern Portugal.  Today felt like a touch to not only Iberia's past, but to ours too.

Later on, we found another cromlech, all gorgeous and waiting for us.  Like the residents long ago, we were in awe of its power.  Walking stone to stone, gathering in the many thousands of others who felt it's spirits, and throwing out our own hopes to the builders and creators for good lives to follow.

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