Travel 2026 – Santander, Santillana del Mar, Bilbao, Spain – Day 14

Wednesday 23rd September, 2026 – Santander, Santillana del Mar, Bilbao Wednesday we were due to head off from Santander, to spend a couple of nights in Bilbao. First though another lovely morning made a run before breakfast was essential. I took the phone with me for once in case the sunrise was worth stopping and…

Travel 2026 – Santander, Spain – Day 13

Tuesday 22nd September, 2026 – Santander Tuesday morning in Santander saw Lynne and I going off to investigate the Centro Botin, while R and A declined to deal with any more “modern art nonsense”, and instead headed off to walk along the bay. Their loss. The two of us were keen to see what was…

Travel 2026 – Santander, Spain – Day 12

Monday 21st September, 2026 – Santander I was awake good and early on Monday morning so I made myself a coffee, drank some water, and got my running kit on. I increasingly like to run in a new place because it gives me a chance to get my bearings, and as I was seemingly the…

Travel 2026 – Oviedo / Uviéu, Santander, Spain – Day 11

Sunday 20th September, 2026 – Oviedo / Uviéu, Santander Sunday morning saw us on the move again, this time checking out of Oviedo and heading for our next stay in Santander. Because it was Sunday, and because it was hard to find any really good places for dinner, I’d booked us in for lunch at…

Travel 2026 – Oviedo / Uviéu, Spain – Day 10

Saturday 19th September, 2026 – Oviedo / Uviéu You might have thought we’d have had enough Pre-Romanesque architecture after our adventures the day before but not a bit of it. After Santa María de Naranco y San Miguel de Lillo we still had more we wanted to see. The delightful lady at the Tourist Information…

Travel 2026 – Oviedo / Uviéu, Spain – Day 9

Friday 18th September, 2026 – Oviedo / Uviéu In a bit of a switch about on Friday morning A and I were the only people keen to head out and check out the market hall in Oviedo. The Mercado el Fontán, which was where we were headed, has a very long history in Oviedo. After…

Travel 2026 – Oviedo / Uviéu, Spain – Day 8

Thursday 17th September, 2026 – Oviedo / Uviéu A blissfully good night’s sleep meant I was more than happy to go out for a run first thing, where I criss-crossed San Francisco Park, the scene of much of the previous day’s San Mateo festivities. Dodging the street cleaners I soon found out that there was…

Travel 2026 – San Sebastian / Donostia, Hondaribbia, Spain – Day 5

Monday 14th September, 2026 – San Sebastian / Donostia, Hondaribbia After another night of not very good sleep thanks to the denizens of Kelly’s, we fancied an outing to somewhere outside town – especially as many things are closed on a Monday in San Sebastian. There were several options so we had a look to…