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…
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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 РOviedo / Uvi̩u, Santander, Spain РDay 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 РOviedo / Uvi̩u, Spain РDay 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 MarÃa de Naranco y San Miguel de Lillo we still had more we wanted to see. The delightful lady at the Tourist Information…
Travel 2026 РOviedo / Uvi̩u, Spain РDay 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 РOviedo / Uvi̩u, Spain РDay 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, Castro Urdiales, Oviedo, Spain – Day 7
Wednesday 16th September, 2026 – San Sebastian / Donostia, Castro Urdiales, Oviedo After the only peaceful night I had in San Sebastian, it was time to get on the road and move on to our next stay in Oviedo. The day started grey and the forecast wasn’t brilliant, but as we had quite a long…
Travel 2025 – Cunard Queen Anne – Day 13 (Southampton to Home)
Wednesday 8th October, 2025 – Southampton to Home (via Hungerford) And so we arrived back in Southampton ready to disembark after 12 nights of being so well looked after. It was going to be a wrench to get off. Breakfast was early (they stop serving at 08:00 on the final morning and there’s a limited…
Travel 2025 – Cunard Queen Anne – Day 12 (At Sea, Heading for Southampton)
Tuesday 7th October, 2025 – Stavanger to Southampton Tuesday was our last full day on board and so much of it was dedicated to attempting to repack. Why do dirty clothes take up so much more space than clean ones do? Even if you fold them exactly the same? Of course having to pack a…
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