fairb
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Someone suggested last year that we try the Picos. As I had read that the Sierra Nevadas have the highest paved road in Europe we thought we would try them as well.
Didn't take the bird this year, went on the new Vara. LD Lines started a new ferry route from Poole to Gijon this year so that was convenient and a lot cheaper than Brittany ferries. The ferry was very good although it was a bit annoying that they changed the departure from 1200 to 1800 as it meant we couldn't put any miles in when we got to Gijon. I'm a poor sailor (a disgrace to my birthplace, Plymouth) and violently threw up going around the Bay of Biscay but that wasn't the ferry's fault.
We kept away from the tourist spots and we thought that Spain and the people were great. We can't speak any Spanish and they couldn't speak any English but we got by OK. Food and wine was great and accommodation very reasonable. We were there for 8 days and did around 2000 miles doing a north south route. The weather was could and damp in the north so we spent most of our time in the south where it was lovely.
Didn't take the bird this year, went on the new Vara. LD Lines started a new ferry route from Poole to Gijon this year so that was convenient and a lot cheaper than Brittany ferries. The ferry was very good although it was a bit annoying that they changed the departure from 1200 to 1800 as it meant we couldn't put any miles in when we got to Gijon. I'm a poor sailor (a disgrace to my birthplace, Plymouth) and violently threw up going around the Bay of Biscay but that wasn't the ferry's fault.
We kept away from the tourist spots and we thought that Spain and the people were great. We can't speak any Spanish and they couldn't speak any English but we got by OK. Food and wine was great and accommodation very reasonable. We were there for 8 days and did around 2000 miles doing a north south route. The weather was could and damp in the north so we spent most of our time in the south where it was lovely.