The road from Albarracín to Cuenca is 112km of undulating tarmac, winding through the remote mountains. On our Spanish road atlas it’s highlighted as a recommended scenic route, and we weren’t disappointed. The road was deserted, and in a good state of repair, so it was a pleasure to drive. It meant that I could … Read more
It felt strange to be driving the van again, but at the same time really good to be back on the road, on a beautiful sunny day. Lots of eating out in Valencia has put us a bit over budget, so we’ll mostly be eating in the van between now and when we get to Málaga. We … Read more
Yesterday was our final day in Valencia. We spent the morning in the van, getting things ready for moving on today. The camp site was full, with 200 vans, but there are only six showers so it was a bit of a bun fight getting a shower. We were up early (before 8) and so I didn’t … Read more
Following our exertions at the beginning of the week, we had a relaxing Thursday morning. We caught the metro into town after lunch and wandered around town admiring the fallas. We had dinner in a Basque bar, similar to those in San Sebastian where the pintxos are displayed along the top of the bar, and in the square outside … Read more
A bit of a bumper post today… It absolutely poured with rain on Sunday evening, and it was lovely going to sleep to the sound of the rain on the roof of the van. It was still raining on Monday, but we went into town as I had an appointment with a chiropractor, a Canadian guy … Read more
Here’s what we’ve been up to over the past week. We spent a day in Valencia, starting off in the Jardí de Túria (the river that’s now a park) and making our way up to the City of Arts and Sciences. We didn’t go into any of the buildings, but instead enjoyed the architecture from the outside. … Read more
It’s hard to believe that this time a month/four weeks ago we were on our way to Canterbury for the first night’s stop on our great big adventure. It seems so long ago, but at the same time it has flown by. We’re so lucky to have been to so many places in such a … Read more
Last night we booked ourselves in for one of those free guided tours, where you tip the tour guide at the end of the walk. The walk started at 10:30 so we had to be up reasonably early, and we were at the starting point with half an hour to spare, and had time for … Read more
Today’s been spent on site doing admin. Now that the house has been let out, we’ve had to let the utility companies and others know. Being outside of the UK, this is a lot less straightforward than you might think, as everyone except the local council has an 03 (non-geographic) telephone number which I can’t dial … Read more
We took the metro into Valencia this morning. It’s always a bit of an adventure using a metro for the first time as they all have their quirks. Our station is the penultimate one, and there are only a couple of trains per hour. We arrived about five minutes early to find there was no … Read more