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Today, we woke to better weather and drove down to the seaside for breakfast. Afterwards, we drove to Santillana del Mar, which is a pretty, medieval town, with small pedestrianised cobbled streets and squares, and many historical buildings. We also visited the torture museum… Nasty! After a cold beer, we headed off to Santander, where... Continue Reading →
After our long and difficult hike, we had a lazy day in the sunshine by the pool yesterday. Unfortunately, we awoke to cloud today. As we’d done what we wanted to do in the mountains, we decided to leave the campsite a day early, make our way up to the coast and find somewhere to... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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