26 May - Santander

Waiting to board the foot ferry for the short crossing - cheaper than trying to park in the City..


Gnome being sick over the back of the seat.

Waterfront at Santander

AND THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T LAST!

23 May - Noja Atlantic coast of Northern Spain

Staying on another beachside site for a week. This is just a minutes walk away........









Our beach from the other side of the bay

Bringing in the catch at Santona

Came across this farmer washing his cow before milking

21 May - wash day at Haro [Rioja Region]

It's not all rest and play you know!

20 May - Kayaks on Lake Caspe

Wonderful freshwater lake formed by damming the River Ebro - great for watersports of all kinds. Our kayaks felt really unstable at first but we soon got the hang of it

Die Kaptain wonders "vo ist mein effin' uboat?"

May 19 - Lake Caspe, Ebro Valley

Barren looking area.....

barren looking camp site....

but wonderful lake just over the hedge [created by damming the River Ebro]

plus a swimming pool of course

16 May - another beach

Our first dip in the sea - not bad for May.

15 May - at the beach

We knew we should have come earlier and put towels down!

14 May - Barcelona

Well Jane, do you want it or not? [one of the many super yachts in Barcelona marina]

Gnome challenges a street artist as to who can stay still the longest...............

............Gnome wins!!!!!!!

The fantastic Boqueria market.

Picasso painted this plate - or was it Katelyn or Liana or Lexie?

12 May - our Camp Site

You put your left foot in, your left foot out, you do the hokey cokey.... The Brits play boules!

Our dining room.

Apparently it gets busier on the weekend.

12 May - Vilanova Park

We are on a huge campsite near Sitges about 30km south of Barcelona. One of the benefits of huge sites is the amount and standard of their facilities [3 swimming pools, tennis, gym etc etc]. The other benefit is when you come out of season, they are relatively quiet - hence jane having the pool to herself.

Also, for the first time we have joined a "rally" so have the company of other Brits. It is a really useful way of getting local info quickly plus there are events to join in if you want. So it's Boules at 2.00 and Whist at 8.00 and wife-swapping at midnight! We will post photos later - if decent and legal.

9 May - the amazing ancient Greek and Roman town of Empuries

We cycled about 8km to visit this. This is an aerial view of the site photographed from an information board. It only shows the ancient Greek part. The Roman site is behind this and on a much bigger scale.
Greek water filters.

A Greek statue.

Another Greek God!!

Roman mosaic floors

The main entrance through the Roman walls - see the ruts of the chariot wheels on the floor and a phallic symbol on one of the blocks to the right of the entrance symbolising strength and prosperity.

8 May - Roses and Cadeques

Jane taking in the sea air at Roses.

The pretty port of Cadeques

7 May - we arrive in Spain

The French side of the Pyrenees ready to cross into Spain

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside.

Our beachside campsite is just behind the trees.

A man at one with nature [miserable old git!]

5 May - Carcassonne

The medieval walled city of Carcassonne.Cycling along the Canal du Midi

If you are going to cruise the canal then do it in style!

4 May - FFFFreezing in FFFrance!!!

We came to the South of France for sun and what do we get..................
We drove through this snow storm yesterday. It's 4 degrees. It was warmer in Scotland!

2 May - Payrac [Dordogne]

Rosie, Jim, and the two gnomes start their training for the Tour de France in earnest.....

Rocamadour, our coffee and cake stop today.

Allan commits the usual Brit Abroad fashion faux-pas!!!

Jane in Donkey Heaven.

Another near empty campsite. We made a dramatic arrival in a cloud of steam, followed by the contents of the radiator being deposited on the tarmac outside Reception - anti-freeze is such a lovely blue colour.......What a pity Allan forgot to tighten the radiator cap after he topped it up yesterday.

What a pair of lovely containers - and look, there's two huge jars of Nutella too!!!