A Campanille and a Castle
04/12/18 We were still heading north and fancied a walk in the Serra d’Irta natural park. This area of hills and coast is between Peniscola and Alcossebre and we’d walked… Read more »
Category: Walking
The Kayak Makes an Appearance
03/12/18 Wow, it’s been such a busy Christmas and tonight is the first time I’ve sat down in the van to do some blogging. I cant believe I’ve let it… Read more »
A Rocky Ridge in the Desierto de las Palmas
02/12/18 Inland from Benicassim and Castellon is a small area of hills that had been calling to us each time we visited. A quick google search showed that the natural… Read more »
Segorbe: Waterfountains and Waterfalls
We left Castellon to head inland to get bit of variety. Our initial destination was Sagunto. I wanted to visit Sagunto castle, the remains of a Roman fortress topped… Read more »
Beach Time -Three Contrasting Coastal Loactions
22/11/18 – 25/11/18 If there’s one thing we have realised on our travels so far it’s that beach locations can offer so much and deliver so little. It has, I… Read more »
El Masroig – Wine and Walking
21/11/18 When we left the parking area at La Selva there was already someone waiting to take our spot. I really hope the local community gain something from having the… Read more »
The Vall de Boi Part 2 – Our Final Days in the Pyrenees
16/11/18 – 17/11/18 As I’m writing this blog post I am sitting in Bertie at a parking spot on the meditteranean coast and the outside temperature is 21°C. It’s a… Read more »
The Vall de Boi Part 1 – Taüll
14/11/18 – 15/11/18 The Vall de Boi is the second major entry point to the Aiguestortes I Estany de Sant Maurici national park (the other being Espot). The valley runs… Read more »
The Gerber Valley and Vall d’Aran
12/11/18 – 13/11/18 If you travel anti-clockwise from Rialp around the Aigüestortes I Estany de Sant Maurici national park, you eventually end up in the Vall d’Aran. It’s a drive… Read more »
Rest and Remembrance
11/11/18 The 11th of November has been an ever looming date in the diary this year. The 100th anniversary of Armistice Day for World War I. Throughout the UK and many… Read more »
Walks Around Espot and the Estany de Sant Maurici
09/11/18 – 10/11/18 When planning on leaving Andorra we had been trying to work out what next. Truth to tell we hadn’t been chased away from the mountains as soon… Read more »
A Final Walk in Andorra’s Hills
06/11/18 – 08/11/18 After trying out our snowshoes we were very tempted to stay up in Arinsal and spend the evening admiring the views, but a quick check of the… Read more »
Spend! Spend! Spend!
05/11/18 – 06/11/18 If I ever claim that our pastimes are cheap then please feel free to have a word. Of course going for a walk or a bike ride… Read more »
Andorra: Love It or Loath It?
03/11/18 -04/11/18 We made a complete misjudgement with our visit to Andorra. We decided to drive there on a Saturday on a Spanish holiday weekend. It wasn’t planned, we had… Read more »
Queralbs and Nuria. Snow, Water and an Unexpected Train Journey
31/10/18 -02/11/18 The last day of October was rather rainy and unpleasant. We drove to Ripoll, which is quite a large town for the area, and did some supermarket shopping…. Read more »
Heading Into Spain: Gothic Bridges and Pyrenean Chamois
29/10/18 – 30/10/18 We weren’t really sure what to expect from the Spanish Pyrenees. The French side of the mountains seems much more talked about in the motorhoming world, but… Read more »
Wobbly Bridges and Historic Paths in the Carança Gorge
24/10/18 – 25/10/18 We left Les Angles behind and continued south and east along the N116. This road is wide and well constructed and makes sickening large swooping turns. The… Read more »
Following the Aude
22/10/18 – 24/10/18 Following our morning of sightseeing in Carcassonne we decided to crack on back into the Pyrenees. Our target was Les Angles, a large ski resort in the… Read more »
Snowy Border Crossings at the Hospice de France
14/10/18 – 16/10/18 We had a fixed date in the diary for the coming weekend, a rugby match in the town of Castres. Although we’d already been to Bagneres de… Read more »
A Trip to Another Cirque
12/10/18 The Cirque de Gavarnie may be the most famous of the Pyrenean cirques, but it is not the only one. When the day dawned with yet more cloud hanging… Read more »