Tuesday 30thApril Following feed back from one of my daughters, I have included more photos in this blog. The morning dawned again, sunny and bright, with the snow on the peaks of the Picos glinting enticingly. (I only wrote that so I can include Andy's great photo below...) Snow-capped Picos The plan for today was … Continue reading San Vicente and back again!
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It’s flipping cold, but….
Thursday 2nd May I know I have jumped a few days but this what we woke up to this morning, the view from the Aire in Riano Last night the temperature dropped to about 2°C, but what a view!
Santilla del Mar
Monday 29th April Jean Paul Sartre thought that Santillana was the prettiest village in Spain; and so far, so do we! Andy and Lesley stayed in a hotel here last year, on their cycle trip with Dom and Ruth, along the north coast and it was certainly worth another visit. The village is built around … Continue reading Santilla del Mar
Off to Spain
It is late afternoon, Sunday 28thApril 2019 and ‘we’ are sitting in the sunshine at Camping Santillana, with cold beers and Andy strumming his guitar in time to the tapping of my keyboard. Who are ‘we’? We are Wendy, Howard and Alfie (dog of uncertain parentage), three long time regulars to these pages and Lesley, … Continue reading Off to Spain
Le Tedey 2018
Wednesday 6th, Thursday 7th June 2018 “When you almost die it gives you a special relationship with a place!” said Hans as he recounted the tale of how 50 years ago he had to be airlifted by helicopter to Bordeaux Hospital with a meningitis-like infection. Back in the 60s there were no EHIC cards to guarantee … Continue reading Le Tedey 2018
That’s sur-Lot!
Tuesday 5th June 2018 Last time I left you pondering, what is Cahors famous for? For those of you without access to Google, I’ll tell you. It is famous for ‘black wine’ and wickedness! Cahors was exporting its dark red wine through Bordeaux for centuries before the Bordelaise caught on to the idea and began making … Continue reading That’s sur-Lot!
Go West!
Sunday 3rd June 2018 This morning we said our tearful goodbyes to Bethan and Huw the Hero, well we were sobbing, they seemed quite buoyant? By the way since I last wrote, we went on another great walk in the Alpilles, found some telephone masts disguised as trees, taken some more photos of Le Baux-de-Provence and … Continue reading Go West!
That’s Arles Folks!
Saturday 2nd June 2018 Its great to be back in the land of the hearty “Bonjour!” This morning, out on an exceptionally fine dog walk, Alf and I encountered a number of fellow dog walkers and runners, which helped me, practice my friendly, quick fire “Bonjour!” I even managed to progress to an amicable, acknowledging nod … Continue reading That’s Arles Folks!
Ten Countries!
Tuesday 29th May 2018 “Travelling is not just about the places you go, it is about the people you meet on the way!” Not bad as a truism, just a little too long to have written on the back of your motorhome. Our ferry trip, or cruise as Wendy likes to call it, across the Adriatic … Continue reading Ten Countries!
Croatia Hwala!
Saturday 26th May 2018 Today is Day 20 and signifies that we are now halfway through the continental leg of our trip. Our van has clocked up 1736 miles since we left Derby almost three weeks ago. We called in at the house of our host to settle up for the extra night we stayed and … Continue reading Croatia Hwala!
semper deinceps 