The long road north: Bilbao to Caen
With only two days to reach Caen, we still decided to do the coastal route to the French border, missed on the way down due… Read More »The long road north: Bilbao to Caen
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South to Cadiz via Segovia
We hadn’t really decided when to head south, but on Monday afternoon it clouded over. We abandoned our planned scenic route from Irun to San Sebastian and set our sights on Cadiz.
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Route maps & spreadsheets: road trip Spring 2024
Bev loves to crunch numbers and play with maps. The chilly weather since returning to the UK keeps us indoors in the warm so here’s… Read More »Route maps & spreadsheets: road trip Spring 2024
Back home: Bilbao – Portsmouth ferry
We depart our beach lay-by at Barrio Oriñón on Tuesday 23 April at 1000 in cold drizzly rain and drive the 37 km to the… Read More »Back home: Bilbao – Portsmouth ferry
From Portugal to the Picos de Europa
Leaving at 1100 on Saturday 20 April en route for the Picos we’ll lose a hour as we cross back into Spain, so it’a already… Read More »From Portugal to the Picos de Europa
Home to la Herradura: the route map
Having left home just under six weeks ago, we’ve been in la Herradura for three weeks now – just one more week for Steve to… Read More »Home to la Herradura: the route map
Crossing the border, heading for Barcelona
It’s Saturday 24th and we’re still wondering about Barcelona as there’s lots more to see along the French coast road. After wandering among the somewhat… Read More »Crossing the border, heading for Barcelona
A map and some statistics for the ‘big roadtrip’ 2023
Bev loves maps and to ‘crunch numbers’. She’s spent the last few days doing just that, as it’s been raining (and very cold) now we’re… Read More »A map and some statistics for the ‘big roadtrip’ 2023
The road to Dunkirk
Departing the lovely campsite on the banks of the Mosel, with wispy cloud hanging over the river, we took the road suggested by a German… Read More »The road to Dunkirk