We got up early again and prepared for a long day in the mountains. We had breakfast, prepared packed lunches and washed up before driving 25 minutes along the valley to Fuente De. From here, we took the cable car 800m up the mountain to about 1700m. We enjoyed the view from the viewing platform... Continue Reading →
29th July 2014: The Cares Gorge
We set the alarm last night for the first time this holiday and rose at 7.00. The walk we planned today is a busy one so we wanted to make an early start. However, we couldn’t move the camper van from the campsite until 8.00. As soon as we could, we drove the hour and... Continue Reading →
27th July 2014: Hike to Pico Cutiales
We’ve had a busy day. I rose early and collected croissants and put the washing on. Then we ate breakfast, washed up and got ready to go hiking before hanging the washing out. We started the hike by walking down into Potes from the campsite. Then we contoured around the hillside and followed a neighbouring... Continue Reading →
26th July 2014: Potes and pool
After a leisurely start we walked into Potes, the nearby town. We wanted to visit tourist information and buy a local walking map, and while we were there it would have been rude not to have lunch 🙂 The town is very pretty. It’s situated on the Deva river and there are narrow, winding streets... Continue Reading →
25th July 2014: Exploring the beaches
Apparently, I slept through a thunderstorm last night! And we awoke to cloud again today. This was a bit disappointing but we decided to head to the coast anyway. John had done his research and found out there were quieter beaches away from the car parks, and a coastal path linking them, so we decided... Continue Reading →
24th July 2014: Tour of the Picos de Europa
I woke with only a slight headache this morning so we decided to explore the area, driving right around the mountain range. We had a leisurely day, stopping at the many viewpoints along the route. The clouds were low in the valleys when we set off, and it was rather hazy, meaning the views weren’t... Continue Reading →
23rd July 2014: Feeling poorly :-(
I went to bed early last night because, while John’s got better, my headache got steadily worse and I started to feel sick. We woke at 7.00 this morning because we’d forgotten to shut the blinds and the sun was streaming in but, once they were closed we fell back to sleep for a couple... Continue Reading →
22nd July 2014: We arrive at our destination
We were woken early by music through the tannoy and got up and got ready to leave the ship. Apart from having to reverse to get off the ship because a car had broken down in front of us, the 3hr journey to Potes at the edge of the Picos de Europa national park was... Continue Reading →
21st July 2014: Cruising to Bilbao
We woke late this morning and treated ourselves to breakfast in the restaurant. Afterwards we went to sit out on deck. It was rather breezy so most people had stayed inside and we managed to get a couple of chairs and a good spot in the sunshine by the rail. We sat reading our books... Continue Reading →
20th July 2014: A catch up in the New Forest
We both had a good night’s sleep and woke refreshed. Sarah kindly made breakfast for us before we said our goodbyes and left. We had remembered that a friend from the Wirral, Hazel, who we knew from our geocaching days, now lived in the New Forest where we planned to spend the day. I sent... Continue Reading →