Posada El Bosque Potes

... swift action resulted in them being relocated underneath the van, despite the protestations of Lymºs board, which proceeded to lash out and cause him bodily harm about the head. (A: ha ha ha !!) However, all is forgiven and we all lived to surf another day.

A very pretty (cobbled alleyways, olde worlde stylee, cows in a field with not only udders, but also tuneful bells which, when youºve got a dozen, made quite a din a la Mike Oldfield) little town, unlike the campsite which was essentially a sodden piece of grass, for which we were charged Euro 22, for the pleasure of a night's shut-eye.

... 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 ...

... the mountains following the river Cares. Although it is only possible to see the river occasional due to it being too far below the path it is possible to hear it. The walk is about 24 kilometers there and back. Approx 16 miles. We have never been on such a spectacular walk. The path clings to the cliff face hundreds of meters above the gorge and burrows through solid rock. It is very difficult to describe adequately.

Tomorrow 2 10 09 we move on.

... We rolled into San Sebastian around 10 to find the office closed!! Fortunately, they had only stepped away for a break and after setting up we sat by the camper and enjoyed some rose and regular port. 

         

... haven't been allowed in the actual cave for a number of years, but instead visit the neo-cave, which is supposedly an exact recreation, but who really knows if this is true or not? I had the option of touring the cave on my own, or joining a Spanish tour. The cave was a bit disappointing, but at least the tour guides weren't :)

Our tour guide, Ana, looked a lot like a Spanish Heather Graham. And the only thing better than a Spanish ...

... coming out each of them flickering in a way that makes you think of store window displays at Christmas.  All but one of his other displays were made with gunpowder and there were several videos of him blowing stuff up.  It was like he was the Mythbusters, but found a different way to bankroll his obsession.  All in all it was pretty good.  
On leaving the museum, we realized the cities must have a competition to see how hot they can make it.  It was really ...

... facts I must hear, I forget the name, form, and function of the church. Jon tells me it had small windows and acted like a fortress during earlier centuries. No big deal if I let 1 church out the 349292 churches I have seen in Spain out of my grasp....in my opinion. After viewing this church, a couple of us went to a "Sidrería", which is a place where they sell cider...a famous product of the Asturias region. Fortunately, it only cost 2.40 euros a bottle so we got a few of them ...

... AMAZING. Unfortunately, the minute we get there, the battery symbol pops up on our digital camera so I have to limit the number of photos I take. But wow. The best way to describe the experience is to try to imagine that you've never before seen a picture or painting of Yosemite and then stumbled upon it one day. The sheer magnitude of the scenery would be awe inspiring, even more so since you weren't expecting it. In the same way, the peaks of these mountains just took our breath away ...