Well, the usual hopeless exit from Madrid until I remembered to switch on 'Motorways and Tolls' in goggle maps, by then I was back to...

Unusually I look for a campsite before getting to my destination and find a number 10-15km from the centre and within walking distance of...

The drive was through the mountains with many many hairpin bends, but the roads are well constructed with good camber and sightlines so...

In the morning I packed up all my wet stuff and left Logrono for San Millan de la Cogolla. Mountain roads what fun. This way that way,...

Left 'Camping Rioja' after five nights having got to know the area well enough. The odd thing is that most of the agriculture is arable,...

So the Rioja story for me starts here. More specifically here, Bar Mala Vida in the square above .......... and the wine Rioja Bikana by...

On the sea as it happens, having left Portsmouth late, and heading for Bilboa. Catching up on my last post, I did get down to Camber to...

Having broken my lines in August I left them with the kite centre to fix!, but I've not been back. The smaller board I bought to replace...

For the late August bank holiday I headed down to Scott's Farm in East Wittering with friends Gill & Ed, I really like this site; no...

So it's back to Rye for the annual grass court tennis tournament, not that I enter, but there is a big contingent from Old College. It...

Everything is falling apart! The window lifter on the van failed so the driver's window is permanently open. One hinge on the engine...

Have been camping at Torriera since moving down from Porto. Ellie described the site a bit like an army camp. I see exactly what she...

Ellie and Oli are coming out on the 13th July and I'm picking them up from Porto airport, I need to find a suitable campsite. It is just...

The ride is quite short and I follow directions for the Kite Surf shop at the yacht club. Another classy joint with everyone at lunch,...

Sadly it's time to leave Cesantes. I strike camp, ha ha, that's a joke! I have no more idea about packing up the awning than I had...

I take a couple of trips with Artu to Lourido Beach in the next inlet. It's a good 30min drive. The sailing area starts with a sandspit...

Sitting on the tarmac at Stanstead I show the parking arrangements at Santiago to the Spanish woman sitting next to me. Should I call...

It seemed I could take a train from Redondela to Santiago but I would need a taxi at both ends and still have to pay for the van at the...

So much further south than the UK I expected it to be hot, but the weather has been variable with a lot of cloud cover, seriously...

It's a good 30min drive from Cesantes, interestingly Google says just 14min. In the past I've put the difference down to the bus, but we...