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  • Day 195

    Santander

    December 5, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    We have travelled here for the overnight boat to UK on Thursday.
    The journey up took us up onto another high plain and possibly through some mountains - we could not see much as everything was shrouded in mist. Eventually, about 50 miles from Santander the sun burst through as we came off the high plain and entered the coastal mountain range. The landscape changed. At one moment we commented that it reminded us of the moors/grasslands in Yorkshire and the next the mountains of Switzerland. We checked into our campsite for the night, a few kms out of Santander next to the sea. For the first time in our trip we encountered language problems, as the woman checking us in spoke no English and us very little Spanish. She had to tear up our first booking in form, as we filled it in incorrectly, failing to understand her instructions. Eventually, with lots of signs, we were successful, and were shown to our pitch. Emptying wast water proved another hitch, as we signed and pointed what it was we wanted. Just surprised that in 3 months on the continent this is the only time this has happened. The French, Spanish and Portuguese put us to shame, as they all speak enough English to communicate with us.Read more