OK - another update ... 5 months.
I won't bore with photos, but great fun across our recent travels - last left you as we arrived in Bayeux for two days of WWII tours of Normandy.
Headed to Bordeaux - whoops, then there was the train strike ... so, instead of getting on the train, it was taxi to nearest airport (Caen) to rent a car, then drove to Bordeaux. Few days there with friends from Colorado, Maryland, Missouri and Seattle. On and off buses, a minimum of 5 and sometimes as much as 8 miles a day on my Apple Watch (kinda geeky, but does allow one to better understand how much they are walking).
Small group transportation to San Sebastian, SP with tours and walking in between - on and off with baggage ... lots of miles logged in San Sebastian. Way too much food.
Rented car with another couple and headed to a much quainter town called Ribadesella, SP - on the coast. Restaurants about 2 miles from the hotel and we walked it twice a day! Friend had knee replacement about 8 months ago - he did great, but it is again obvious that knees are way harder than hips.
After a few days headed to Madrid with a couple of stops on the way, including Segovia ... dropped the car and walked, and walked and walked.
Taxi and dragging bags in and out of various airports for about 18 hours ...
A bit over three weeks ... a zillion "hip miles" ... if I can do this, anyone can!