Santander to Potes

After 22 long hours on the ferry, 12 of which Chez and I were fast asleep for, we finally arrived in Santander! The weather was toasty and we were packed in alongside approximately 50 other bikers in the bowels of the ship waiting for all the other vehicles to depart. As bikers, we make the most of it and managed to meet quite a few who were destined for Potes, including Shaun and Ben, a copper from London and a plumber from Bude with a penchant for buying bizarre vehicles (including a double decker bus for £500).

Finally free from the ferry, the four of us headed straight for the twisties and the mountains of the Picos and our final destination for the night in Potes. Of course, we were blessed straight away with brilliant roads, glorious weather and stunning mountain views! Shaun and Ben turned out to decent counterparts to the journey and we went out for some food and a beer before hitting the hay excited for what tomorrow would bring!

Roads: CA180, CA182, CA282, N621
Good: straight into the beauty of the Picos!
Bad: it got a wee bit hot!
Ugly: nothingLæs mere