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Spain, Day Nine--Jerez de la Frontera and flying home

For years, Glo had a poster on her bedroom wall from the Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre, or The Royal School of Equestrian Arts, a place that we visited a couple of times in Jerez de la Frontera while living in Germany.  Even though it was a good two hour drive from Ronda to Jerez, I didn't want to miss the opportunity to visit the AndalucĂ­an horses again. But first things first.  When we left our apartment and drove to meet the kids at the house, we walked in to a very sick Clarkie.  Super high fever.  Thankfully, Glo had packed Tylenol and within 30 minutes, he was feeling much better, but it's always scary to get sick in a foreign country. Before we entered the arena, it was a marvel to see all of the storks on the rooftops.  I mean, we've seen them in Poland and Morocco, but I didn't think I would see them in Spain as well.  Kind of a fun bird to add to my life list ;-) The horses were amazing as always.  They really hide their streng...