Category Archives: Journey through Spain

We arrived at Hotel El Hidalgo off Junction 194 of the A6 at around 3.00pm.  It was like an old-fashioned motel that you see in 1970s American movie. We were in the land of the windmills and surrounded by olive trees and grape vines.  It sounds romantic and I guess it would have been hadContinue reading “Hotel El Hildago, Valdepeñas”

Arrived at the hotel Camino Real near Duenas at around 4.00pm and the sun was shining in a bright blue sky.  We had chosen only to drive for a couple of hours on the first day, as we suspected we might be a bit tired. The hotel was comfortable and they allowed the dogs toContinue reading “Hotel Camino Real, Dueñas”

Had a nice drive to the ferry, which was delayed and so we sat in the car for 3 hours waiting to board.  We are always so early for everything!  We were sailing from Plymouth to Santander on the Brittany Ferries flagship, Port Aven.  20 hours on the sea ahead of us. In another 5Continue reading “On board the Pont-Aven”