Posada Javier Cantabria

Twas a rough old night as we free camped (including a wonderful fish barbecue) on Oyambre beach, and it soon became apparent that our surf boards were non too happy perched a-top the van roof; this to the extent that they attempted to become detached at around 5am ...

... for GPS--made for exciting times. ["Paul, I think we're driving in a dried river bed....the road ended back there!"]

We made our way into the Picos de Europa, a beautiful national park with amazing mountains. The hotel we're in is nestled in a small valley with impressive mountains all around. The Christian part, a beautiful medieval-looking church sitting up high....and of course a ...

Left Hector's at 10 am. I was very tired. We hit the road right after getting bread and fruit for breakfast. We ate breakfast and I decided to get some shut-eye after downloading all of the pictures from the day before. Conrad said he would wake me if he saw anything cool. I thought I was just about falling asleep when he woke me up for a "scenic detour". Wow, was all I could ...

We are staying in a little village called Avin. We visited Cangas de Onis which is a pretty little town with an ancient bridge. We went to the seaside at Llanes and went on a cliff top walk.

Next day we went to Desfiladero de Cares. The pathway was made at the beginning of the 20th centuary by the workmen who blasted out a course for a canal to supply water for hydro-electicity for the area. The walk is from Poncedos to Cain and winds it way ...

We awoke to the sounds the ocean across the street. A stroll revealled the Picos de Europe directly behind us. We toured the lovely old city, took some naps, played in another discovered playground, and set off again around ...

... who's boobs were under her armpits!!!...Anyway, we spent the morning and early afternoon by the pool..it was cloudy, but warm...going to dinner and then getting ready to start our last week...Today was a take a break day....been lazy....attached are some pics we thought were funny and/or interesting..Adios!

... Wendy...He had the monkeys (there are wild monkeys in Gibraltar) jumping in the van and on his shoulder...they also took food out of your hands... We also visited ST. Michael's Cave...what a sight!....any way leaving Gibraltar you have to go through customs...we all go through and Toni with an i says to John..."John the Police want to see you"..well John almost ...

... in the current climate. From December, we will be passing on the VAT reductions to all of our customers. Although some products are exempt from the cut, such as alcohol, the majority of our most popular dishes will be reduced for the customer. Skiers will therefore notice that their lunchtime meal, bottled water and cup of coffee will be largely reduced from last year’s prices. <a href="http://s439.photobucket.com/album s/qq114/pvblog/?action=view ...

... including dishwasher, microwave and hob. It also had aircon which was great to cool down the apartments before bedtime. The two sofas were comfy and had nice big cushions – perfect for building sofa tunnels for Fred, our 2 year old. There was a TV in the apartment but only with Spanish channels – not that it bothered Fred ...

... cold. I was expecting to come upon a lake to my left about 6 or 7km before Riana. However no water anywhere. Th esun had come out again and I soon realised that the lake was severely evaporated! Clearly a major water problem in Spain. I stayed in a nice hostal that night and had dinner with an English couple who were driving to Murcia. Well fed and after a good conversation I took a bottle of beer up to my room. I was just about able to atay awake to finish it.