Bay of Biscay44°36’16” N 4°5’31” W
13 juin 2024, Bay of Biscay ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The trip from Plymouth to Santander was very smooth and easy. We spend plenty of time on deck and trying to spot the mammals of the sea but apart from one small porpoise or dolphin. Being wellEn savoir plus
EspagneMonte43°27’23” N 3°50’2” W
14 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
64 km. Jose offered to take us on a bike ride today, a mixture of gravel and tarmac. We decided to take the tandem. It took us 6km to get out of Santander onto the Via Verde old railway. It would notEn savoir plus
EspagneSantander Crane Monument43°27’40” N 3°48’9” W
15 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Being a fairly typical tourist makes a nice change from always being on a bike ( or tandem), in this case we toured the bay and beaches around Santander on a fairly small touring vessel that showed usEn savoir plus
EspagneUrro Mayor43°27’39” N 3°55’45” W
16 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ 🌩️ 17 °C
50 km. Getting out of Santander is a bit tricky as some of the cycle paths are a bit hit and miss and you have to mix with some big traffic. But they are considerate drivers and pass you wide! Once onEn savoir plus
EspagneDársena de Maliaño43°27’31” N 3°49’34” W
17 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
1. There are still many independent shops, some very small, doing g seemingly well.
2. They have large bins on the pavements for households to take their rubbish and recycling to, a bit of a mess atEn savoir plus
EspagneCorrepoco43°9’56” N 4°15’54” W
18 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
This mideaval village fell into disrepair in the late 60s with an aging population and no money coming in. The village was given special status and additional funding which made it a touristEn savoir plus
EspagneLa Franca43°22’34” N 4°33’43” W
20 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Day 1 - 39 km. Made our way to a very cute campsite near de mountains called Camping Colombres to stay in a pink caravan. All the caravans had different colours and the also had safari tents (some onEn savoir plus
EspagneCortines43°22’42” N 4°52’38” W
21 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Day 2 - 53 km, leaving the car behind on the campsite and starting our mini tour. The first part followed the Camino de Santiago but we didn't see many pilgrims. After spending €1.30 on a coffee andEn savoir plus
EspagneLakes of Covadonga43°16’18” N 4°58’58” W
22 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Day 3 - 63 km. Cycling 12km up a 1200m mountain is not everyone's cup of tea, on a tandem as well takes an extra hour for sure. On top of that there was a Vespa rally going on and 150 sewing machinesEn savoir plus
EspagneSobrepiedra43°21’57” N 5°9’27” W
23–29 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Day 4 - 62 km. After two days in a Casa Rural on Corao we moved on towards the coast but not without another 1300m of elevation. Unfortunately the mountain at the top was shrouded in low cloud andEn savoir plus
