Royo, El

Bit of an anticlimax. We were up and set off early to make some good headway on the drive. We must’ve driven a good 2-3 hours each, sadly in the torrential rain for the most part. So visions of driving into gloriously sunny Spain were quickly dashed. Went through plenty of tolls though thankfully, I had preordered a toll tag for the windscreen that beeps you straight through, v easy.
Once we hit Spain, the landscape did start to change. Straight away there were mountains though what with the rain, it feels like driving around Wales! We eventually came off the main highway and started traveling south through a national park. Very quiet around and lovely scenery/sheer drops/bridges, just a bit wet to get out and explore so we cracked on. Stopped randomly to see a side of the road natural spring water fountain - fuente agua potable - drinking water source, then carried on. Gary had booked a campsite nr Valdeavellano de Tera, Soria in the Rioja región (wine). It’s lovely and peaceful. You can tell they have actually had lots of hot, dry weather as the ground is yellow/dusty. Gary cooked dinner (burgers with an extra egg roll - see photo, don’t ask!) which was delicious. Quiet night in doing more planning, avoiding rain. Not quite the trip I hoped it would be… yet… but I’m sure it will be. Think I’m just missing everyone.Read more