Exeter airport
20 April 2025, England ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Small. Apparently compulsory to smoke next to the no smoking signs rather than walk 10 yards to the designated smoking area. And streams of effing and blinding too.
Another highlight. Chap inBaca lagi
Sierra Espuna
21 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
First walk. Meant to be 10.5 miles but somehow turned into 13. And we cut out the hard bit. But too long for first time out. Pretty without being spectacular. Lots of flowers, some cultivated fruitBaca lagi
Flowers for Margaret
21 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Hello Margaret. Caroline tells me you sometimes look at this, so thought you might be interested in some of these. Some of the flowers seen in Spain this week.
Includes what appears to be some purpleBaca lagi
El Berro
21 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Pretty little village. 1 hotel, 2 bars (only open weekends?), and campsite with beer, coke n icecream
Walk to Gebas and back
22 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Walk about 7.5 miles through woods over hill to village of Gebas. Care shut and not much else there. Some tricky sections of path on way back as path was old water channel and 1-2 places had steepBaca lagi
Campsite cuisine
22 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Food at hotel very good. But set menu and only available at 20.30. so wandered round to campsite for meal of chicken wings, pizza n beer with ice cream pudding. All perfectly acceptable and withBaca lagi
Albacate, Fiat.
23 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Car warning light and loud pinging noise telling us we had a brake issue. Useless car hire co (Centauro) suggesting getting new brake pads (car only done 4000 KMS), the to drive to Madrid for new car.Baca lagi
Alarcon
23 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Another fantastic fortified clifftop village set on a loop of the river. Local artist painted many murals, including a lot of cats, all over town, a la Banksy (but before Bansky i think).
ParadorBaca lagi
Segobria choclate success
24 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Driving along an unexpected road (due to C inputting the wrong town into Satnav) and spotted signs to Segobria Archaeological site. So stopped in for a quick look - Old Roman capital with someBaca lagi
Cuenca
24 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
As with many towns in this region, Cuenca is built on a rocky outcrop over the river. Some remarkable overhanging buildings and views. And an interesting bridge with slightly uncomfortably lowerBaca lagi
Serrania de Cuenca
25 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
One of the best. Superb walk, scenery, route and scores of vultures. Top rated. From the village of Una, only 6.5 miles but an outstanding walk. The route heads up a canyon, around the rim, pastBaca lagi
Vulture view
25 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Vulture point. Part of the serrania de Cuenca walk from Una. Amazing scenery and fantastic viewpoint on rock overlooking vulture roosts.
Albarracin take 2
25 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Passed through 2 years ago but didn't stay, so decided to come back for another go. Best meal of the trip.
Completely unintelligible hotel matey provided some entertainment. What is the equivalentBaca lagi
Red Canyon - mind the explosives
26 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We tried to find this 2 years ago, but failed. Found it this time. Decent walk but not top draw. 1 section punctuated by several signs warning of explosive ordinance left over from Battle of Teruel inBaca lagi
Morella or less
26 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Yet another spectacular Spanish fortified hill town. Didn't quite get the vibe of some other places but may merit a return. Quite touristy, but well preserved with a hill top castle (closed), greatBaca lagi
Tarragona, not Siberia
27 April 2025, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
C decided Tarragona was a place to stop en route to BCN. One , thought, Tarragona, deemed as an acceptable herb, comes from here so food might be ok. Turns out Tarragon is from Siberia.
Romans wereBaca lagi
It's all gone Brest up
28 April 2025, Perancis ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Our flight from BCN was 2 hours late, but that is a major improvement on the rest of the group who had their flight cancelled. They will fly tomorrow from LGW to Nantes. We had private transfer on 65Baca lagi
Concarneau
29 April 2025, Perancis ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
An unexpected benefit. Hadn't heard of Concarneau before this cruise. The old town is a well preserved walled town that includes the fishing museum (loved it) and plenty of restaurants, creperies andBaca lagi
Ocean Nova. Doh!
30 April 2025, England ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Ocean Nova was anchored near us off Tresco. On return from our Tresco excursion we noticed she appeared to be listing. As tide went out it became apparent that she was aground. Ran her engines andBaca lagi
Scilly
30 April 2025, England ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Arrived on Ocean Albatros and moored offshore between Sy Marys and Tresco Islands. A beautiful cloudless day. Took local tender ashore and joined a short walking tour of Hugh Town. A narrow strip ofBaca lagi
An upright gentleman
30 April 2025, England ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Two in fact. The unusual wide gravestone in St Mary's old church graveyard is because the gentleman in question was buried upright! He wanted to keep an eye on his lady friend across the bay so theBaca lagi
Tresco Gardens
30 April 2025, England ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
