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: …
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Friday 16th and Saturday 17th May 2025 We are making our way gradually towards Santander and the ferry port, not leaving far to drive, but still enjoying the journey and places en-route. La Población: On our way to La Población, we stopped alongside a reservoir and looked back towards the Picos mountains, where we had …
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Thursday 15th May 2025 Having been warned by our friends, Jeeves and Michelle about the dire condition of the road leading north from Potes (it is being reconstructed in many places following heavy rainfall and landslides), we decided to avoid any problems and head more or less south east towards the major roads that would …
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Wednesday 14th May 2025 As I hinted in yesterday's blog post, the journey to Riaño was challenging and exciting, all the more for driving a motorhome. We stayed overnight at Riaño, having a wander around before moving on to Potes, another "interesting" journey, reaching an altitude of 1609 metres at the highest point. Riaño: Our …
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Tuesday 13th May 2025 Although the weather today looked threatening at times and the forecast was poor, we managed to avoid any precipitation. A welcome change from the last 3 days or so. Cangas de Onís: We had a wander around Cangas de Onís last evening as it faired-up a bit, just as the light …
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Monday 12th May 2025 Another day, very much marred by the weather, but we did manage to have a look around the small town of Villaviciosa, where we had intended to spend the night. After I had put yesterday's blog post to bed at Cudillero, we noticed that there would be a possible sunset: Sunset …
Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May 2025 Saturday: We arrived at Cudillero around lunch time and parked on the harbour motorhome park. Our view from Fufu when we first parked-up After we had been there a little while, we noticed a large number of coaches (at least 30) coming down the hill towards the town, …
Friday 9th May 2025 Having decided on a more relaxing day, we have travelled further east along the north coast today, staying overnight at a motorhome park-up, opposite the Playa de las Catedrales, or Cathedrals Beach. It is about 10 Km to the east of the Foz. Although the rock formations are the attraction here, …
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Thursday 8th May 2025 Today, we have headed back to the coast, this time to the Spanish north coast and the lovely fishing village of Espasante, where we will be spending the night on the quayside, overlooking the sea (for free). There are no services, but this is a recognised park-up for motorhomes. Our park-up …
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Wednesday 7th May 2025 We have headed east today, inland from the coast, but within striking distance. We are staying at the small hill-top, walled medieval city of Betanzos, which, continuing the theme of Camino de Santiago, lies on another camino route. This camino is known as the "The English Way". It starts in the …
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"See-u-Later" 