Category: Spain 2019

  • “Nobody puts baby Misty in a corner cage”

    Cangas de Onís, Asturias, Spain Going to see lakes at Covadonga, almost 100% sure the can would not be allowed to go in the van […]

  • Cares Gorge, 25km done 😀😀

    Picos De Europa, Asturias, Spain It was raining, it brightened up, it was a great walk. The cares gorge is a natural and man made […]

  • Town of 3 lies

    Picos De Europa, Asturias, Spain We visited Santillana del Mar today. It is neither a saint (Santo), not flat (llana) or by the sea (del […]

  • El Capricho de Gaudi

    San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria, Spain After seeing some of Antoni Gaudi’s works in Barcelona we really wanted to see this one as it’s […]

  • From “Klick Clacks” to Fine Art

    San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria, Spain Down the funicular again towards our cultural hit for the day. What a magnificent building, the Guggenheim museum […]

  • Pintxos again

    Bilbao, Spain Parked at the entrance to Bilbao Funicular which took us directly to the center of Bilbao by the river. Great because we were […]

  • Chasing Dragons

    Overcast Clouds, 21°C Bakio, Bizkaia, Spain Drove through the hills along little winding roads again with some fabulous views to San Jaun de Gaztelugatxe. A […]

  • No Bull here…

    Camping Ezcaba, Pamplona, Spain Didn’t get lost today, Pamplona is still in the same place. Oops that was a little white lie headed for the […]

  • Testing the route

    Few Clouds, 16°C Camping Ezcaba, Pamplona, Spain We happened on another festival again. Mini San Fermin without the actual running of the bulls is tomorrow’s […]

  • Invading Spain

    Few Clouds, 21°C Camping Ezcaba, Pamplona, Spain Pamplona’s origins were to protect against marauding armies coming over the Pyrenees. Pleased to say we breached the […]

  • Lussac St Emilion

    Lussac, France Decided leisurely wandering along country roads is more our scene than fast straight motorways, even in the rain. Yes it was raining when […]

  • A day in the life of a “retiree”..

    17 D4, 85190 Venansault, France A whole day of doing nothing except eating, talking, drinking and of course swimming (for some of us..). We did […]

  • A means to an end

    15 La Daviere, 85190 Venansault, France Very calm, sunny and pleasant channel crossing. Landed in Calais 11.00am french time. French roads are so much better […]

  • It will be worth it….

    Dover Edinburgh to Dover is a long way. 468 miles over 12 hours, thanks for the sandwiches and cake Mum, with the most bizarre road […]