Portugal / Spain Trip 40: Cartes, Santander and a Summary.

Sunday 18th and Monday 19th May 2025

Cartes:

As we had a little time to spare before heading for Santander and the ferry, we took the slow road north from Barcena Pie de Concha and after re-fueling Fufu, briefly visited Cartes, a small but really picturesque town with many medieval buildings and wonderful character.

Santander:

After boarding the ferry, I did as usual and looked around for things to photograph as we sailed out of the port. Anything remotely of interest is fair game:

Some Statistics:

I have listed a few facts about our trip below:

• We set off from home on the 4th April and arrived home on the 20th May; a total of 47 days.
• It has been a very economical trip. Most of our overnight parking has been free (often including services), both in Portugal and Spain, which means that we have only spent 85.50 € on site fees / services in total.
• We have covered 3,180 miles and spent £633 on diesel and about £40 on LPG (used for cooking, heating and the fridge).

Highlights:

This was an amazing trip for us. We enjoyed so much of our time away, both in Portugal and Spain and we would be happy to return. There were:…..

…Castles in abundance:

…Beautiful villages, towns and cities:

…Various wildlife, including the many storks we saw:

…Picturesque, old, decaying infrastructure:

…Amazing rock formations:

…Elaborately decorated churches and other religious settings:

…Huge dams and viaducts:

…Beautiful landscapes:

…and very pleasant refreshments. Cheers!

That is all for now. See u Later and TTFN.