Tuesday 11th April 2023 Destination Segovia. We heard there was a Roman Aqueduct and boy was there a Roman Aqueduct!! All 160 arches most in […]

Monday 10th April 2023 We have eaten most of out chocolate Easter eggs so Sixty persuaded us to make onion dyed hard boiled eggs to […]

Sunday 9th April 2023 The official crest of Madrid is the Bear and the strawberry tree (as in blog title) with 7 stars (Ursa Major). […]

Saturday 8th April 2023 An unexpectedly beautiful day. Set out quite late but thought this circular route would be very different from previous walks, and […]

Friday 7th April 2023 We are discovering that Spain really is a big country. Although Avila is only a small town it has some very […]

Thursday 6th April 2023 A very different apartment in the village centre. Cool, clean and spacious and ideal for acting like locals and spending the […]

Wednesday 5th April 2023 Today was a travelling day about 400km from Baseida, Picos de Europa, to Bustarviego, just north of Madrid. Travelled a long […]

Monday 3rd April 2023 After a long lie in following our exertions yesterday we enjoyed breakfast on the balcony in the sun. It took a […]

Sunday 2nd April 2023 but you know us better, we don’t do anything the easy way. 🤣 The first 5 miles when straight up and […]

Sat 1st April 2023 Coffee calms the nerves when going hunting bears in the mountains, Mirador de Llesba. As you all know Sixty goes everywhere […]

Friday 31st March 2023 Woke up to the now familiar sound of cow bells which we first herd 🐂 on our 1st trip to the […]

30th March 2023 A long drive drive south was easily surpassed by the surprisingly calm crossing. The sun welcomed us to Spain. After a long […]