Off!
June 8 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
So the off! We stayed overnight at the polygono in Sanlúcar de Guadiana so that we could pop back home for all the things that would be forgotten (14 items......quite the record) then we hitched upRead more
Fuenteheridos
Jun 8–10 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Arrived at Fuenteheridos where all seemed calm after the excitements of the caravan-falling-off-on-the-hill thing. But this calm photo only preceded the horror of having to reverse into a rightRead more
Plasencia
Jun 10–11 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Well not actually Plasencia but Malpartida de Plasencia. We are in a huge deserted campsite with enough room to manoeuvre that even we can moor without undue levels of screaming. But why call itRead more
Camping El Astral
June 11 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
So a lovely campsite with trees and drive-through pitches so for once we arrive without screaming at each other so out to the on-site-ridiculously-expensive restaurant to prolong the unexpectedRead more
Tordesillas
June 12 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Well this is where the treaty was signed to divide the world between Portugal and Spain......it is said that Portugal already knew about the 'bulge' of Brazil so it was a diplomatic triumph for them.Read more
Riaño
June 13 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Well......this is the view out the window of our caravan!!!!
Covadonga
June 14 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
In 722 the first king of Asturias, Pelagius, defeated armies under the Umayyad banner and this victory is regarded as the start of the reconquest of Spain. There is a holy cave here with royal TombsRead more
Traveler
Wasn't Covadonga some sort of code in the Spanish civil war? Also in san Silvester de Guzman there is a road called Covadonga...,? Anyway, looks lovely
TravelerWell not code.....But you will have heard of it. Remember the War of Jenkin's Ear? Well Ansom was sent with his 6 ships and crew of invalids and Chelsea Pensioners to disrupt Spanish trade and after Ansom got to Macau and refitted there in a last roll of the dice Ansom decided to sail to the Philippines where he caltured..........Our Lady of Covadonga
San Glorio
June 16 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
It is called glorious.....and it was!
Potes
June 16 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A charming town acting as a sort of gateway to the Picos......very touristy but also beauty round every corner
The Witch's Cave
June 17 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We crossed the bridge over the top of the old drowned Riaño to the far bank and took a walk to the Witch's Cave in the Hazel Forrest. People still leave votive offerings there
Catedral de los Peces
June 19 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
There are lost villages under dammed lakes all over Spain but this one left a tower above the surface.....and you can still climb the tower!
Ojo Guareña
June 19 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The geology here of a limestone slab being deposited over impervious rock has created the condition for a river to form underground and carve out a huge gallery over millions of years....over 110 kmRead more
Romanesque Church
June 19 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Built in the 12th century we found this little church in a village of 6 houses
Orbaneja de Castillo
June 20 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
So there was a navigation slip today.....well not a slip really it is just that Google doesn't really tell you whether it's proposed route is sensible or even possible towing a caravan....so today wasRead more
The Stacks, Cantabria
June 20 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
The subtitle should be.....where they make great beer!!!
St. John
June 24 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
The 23 June is 'St. John's Eve' when the Spanish set fires....of course they don't do it much where we live in Andalucía because they would set the whole place afire but further north they do setRead more
Coral Cave
June 25 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Well we think that is what it should have been called but officially Cueva de Pozalagua. What makes this place so fantastic is that the stalagmites and stalactites do not do the normal Up/Down thingRead more
Suances
June 28 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We have adored Cantabria and we went to the coast to see what it was like....well it was a perfectly good beach but crowded and noisy. The campsite was perfectly good too but the most exciting thingRead more
Over-Sold Waterfall
June 29 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Fairly long hike to get to a waterfall which was frankly little more than a wet dribble....nice walk though and great bugs!!
Ruente
June 29 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
This broad, long fertile valley we are in has these beautiful little villages in it, Ruente is one of those. Stunning place.
Entrambasaguas
June 30 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Everything is so, so green here and wet! There is so much water everywhere...like Scotland with sun.
Barcena Mayor
July 1 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Very pretty cobbled village with the foresight to keep most (including ours) of the cars out....lots of pictures in the shops of it buried under many feet of snow so definitely not on our list ofRead more
Cueva El Soplao
July 2 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We have had rain!!! And fog and low cloud and...believe it or not...some coolth...so we went underground. There are lots of caves in Cantabria, either those that neanderthals found an awful long timeRead more
Santo Toribio de Liébana
July 3 in Spain ⋅ 🌩️ 22 °C
This is just outside Potes and as far as I can see is closer to Potes than Liébana but that aside it's claim to fame is that when Constantine's mum went walkabout she found the true cross in 320 ADRead more
TravelerWhat happened? Hitch defective or human error?? Glad all safe... Never a dull moment with you guys 🤥
TravelerNever a dull moment! Is this another house hunt or just relief from the heat? xx