Spain Again! (2025)

The weather was not quite as nice this morning, but we knew it was improving in the afternoon, so we had a slow start to

Today we got up early to get showered and presentable for our trip to San Sebastian to meet our ex student Iker and his family.

We headed off early as planned and were on the road by 8.30 – early for us!! it was quite a long journey to Zarautz

Dave found a nice walk on Alltrails about a half an hour drive away. Camino natural del Guadalaviar. We packed up the van, grabbed a

We decided to do the river walk this morning. It’s called the Paseo fluvial del Guadalaviar and skirts the edge of the town, passing an

We planned to visit the cathedral this morning and, since it doesn’t open until 10, we popped out first for breakfast in the local café.

We woke to a less windy morning and a lovely sunrise. We chilled out a bit and made good use of the fantastic facilities, I.e.

We went for a morning stroll along the river and up to the Iglesia de San Andrés which was shut but nice to see from

We decided after yesterday that we should plan our walks more in line with the cooler parts of the day now it had finally got

We had a lie in, did a bit of planning and realised that we did not want to get to Cuenca on Monday as a

We thought we would make the most of the facilities before our planned night in a basic caravan park. So, we recharged everything, showered and

We spent most of today chilling at the campsite. Dave found a nice new place to work and a new colleague. 🤣 He had a

We’d decided to do a walk this morning, so fuelled up with a bowl of granola and banana. The campsite office had various walks printed

We had a surprisingly quiet and comfortable night in our layby in Lanjarón! We’d decided to head on to Cazorla and were keen to book

Clear skys await the dawn The sun breaks through Blazes into the room We were sad to leave Hotel Rural los Caracoles and would love

We hit the jackpot this morning with the fabulous sunrise. It was very nice to use our viewpoint to maximum advantage after the last two

We were looking forward to the sunrise. It wasn’t quite the blast of sun we had hoped for but we got some quite stunning images.

We headed off on our journey to Hotel Rural Los Caracoles in the mountains near Frigiliana. Ben and Emma had stayed here in January and

We decided to go for a walk in the nearby gardens Carmen de los Mártires. It’s free to enter and is a beautiful garden on

Today started early as we were still walking back uphill to our hotel after midnight! This is a rare event and it was lovely to

We settled our bill and made an early start to the day. A few jobs on the list for today include filling up with fuel,

We had a slow start to the day as we had decided to visit the Castillo de Santa Catalina first. This is part of the

We had a really good nights sleep and had plans to do the walk around the campsite before heading off. The weather dictated otherwise, however,

We had a much better sleep than the night before and it was lovely to wake up to the sounds of nature. We had a

https://youtu.be/mph_7-IWNLA After our relaxing evening in the square in Chinchón we had a very broken and dramatic night with the most violent wind and lightning

Today, May 1 was the National holiday of Labour Day – this was evident from the massive crowds compared to yesterday.  We walked down to

Tuesday passed by quickly relaxing on the ferry. We were impressed with the meal on board this French-run Santoña ferry, which is one of the