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 →

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 →

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 →

We spent the morning pottering around getting ready to leave. John took Millie to the vets while I shopped, we both phoned our families, then we finished the final bits of packing, tidied the house and set off in torrential rain. The rain continued until we reached Birmingham and the clouds persisted until the South... Continue Reading →

I’ve been asked a couple of times whether I’m going to blog this years road trip. I wasn’t going to because its much shorter but, having looked back at last years and enjoyed reliving it I’ve decided I’m going to. So this is a test post to see if I can remember what to do.... Continue Reading →