Iberian Adventure - part 4

 We moved along the northern Spanish coast, spending a night each in Llanes (pronounced Yanez), Foz and A Coruna. All were very different, but all very well worth while the visit.

As I mentioned in last blog, the site at Llanes was perched above and between two lovely little beaches. At first glance the town just looked like, well, just a hamlet. However, turn a corner near the harbour, and all of a sudden there were small squares with the usual continental bars, restaurants and shops.

If you kept your eyes at ground level, it looked like a modern town, but the fronts were all built into some very old buildings.




There is a toll free motorway that runs all the way across northern Spain, and it is a beauty. Sometimes it has to rise into the mountains, but the views are at times spectacular. It was surprising how few British vans we saw over this way, as they all seem to just head south. There are missing out by ignoring this north west corner.

Foz was another of these Council supplied areas for motorhomes. This one was a large section of grass along the estuary front, and big enough to hold eighty grateful vans. 

Right next door to the site there was a vintage car rally going on, with some cool old continental cars that I had never seen before. There were also a few Spitfires and a Jaguar to keep our flag flying.

It was the estuary and white sandy beach that were the the main claim to fame here, the town itself being pleasant, but nothing much of interest architecturally.





The motorway views on the way to A Coruna were at times breathtaking, but there was nowhere to stop and take photos. This is also a downside to solo travelling - no one to  take photos for you.

A Coruna is a much bigger town with a large commercial port. As it was a Sunday we expected everything to be closed, but not so. There were streets and streets of restaurants all full with Spanish families enjoying a two or three hour lunch together. Very different from home.




Next stop is Vigo, out last Spanish town before entering Portugal.

Wallace takes far better pictures than me, and his camera is better too. Apart from FaceBook, he also now puts all his photos on the app called Polarsteps. It would be worth getting the app and searching for Wallace Davies.

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