We are now in Spain after a 24 hr ferry crossing which turned into 26 hour crossing as someone need winching from the boat in the middle of the night. A truck driver apparently whose drink had reacted with his “medicine” or so the gossip goes. This happened at 3 in the morning however we managed to sleep thorough hovering helicopter and search lights etc.

The Guggenheim – Bilbao

We  spent a couple of days in and around Bilbao, made it to the Guggenheim for some culture,  the most impressive exhibit being massive circular and elliptical maze like sculptures constructed in 2” thick steel plate designed / “sculpted” by Richard Serra. Walking into them really messes with your sense of space and distance and leaves you feeling spaced out when you leave the gallery.

Richard Serra’s – A matter of time

Campsite Potes – Picos De Europa

Now we are in the Picos De Europa National Park, approx. 100 km South West of Santander. We are camped up just outside the small town of Potes approx. 200 to 300m below the snow line. The area is very alpine and we are basking in spring conditions of 25^oC whilst the snow rapidly melts and fills the rivers.

I’m sure we are going the right way!

We went on our first trek today to get a feel for the area and managed to go round the route in reverse and did not realise until halfway around! Lots of looking at the not very detailed map convincing ourselves we were where we weren’t! Anyway managed to compete it albeit backwards and rewarded ourselves with a glass of locally brewed cider (1 euro / glass) in a bar in town (I can see why people choose to retire in Spain!).