I'm now in the Algarve - a bit sooner than I planned - more on that later.
Last time I was in Biarritz. I left there on the 8th and headed accross the border and along the north coast of Spain.
Past Bilbao (I visited there last year)
Stopped at Santillano Del Mar - looked like a nice place but the weather was awful so no photos.Next day carried on heading west.
The roads have changed since they made the maps for my TomTom (which can be a bit confusing).
...and they're still changing.
Stayed at a great campsite at Luarca
Right on the clifftop.
Nice town too. 
Next day went west for a bit (more bridges)
...and tunnels.
Then turned south. Over the mountains and past Santiago.
...and the weather improved
Stopped at Baiona.
...and ate the best steak I think I've ever had.
The roads have changed since they made the maps for my TomTom (which can be a bit confusing).
...and they're still changing.
Stayed at a great campsite at LuarcaRight on the clifftop.
Nice town too. 
Next day went west for a bit (more bridges)
...and tunnels.
Then turned south. Over the mountains and past Santiago.
...and the weather improved
Stopped at Baiona....and ate the best steak I think I've ever had.
Whilst I was walking to the restaurant I stumbled down a large step (not looking where I was going) and landed rather heavily on a pinecone(!) with my left foot. The pinecone was fine (as far as I could tell) but I couldn't walk for a while.
The next day I crossed into Portugal and, as my foot was quite painful I went to the A&E unit of a hospital somewhere south of Porto.
The upshot is I have to take it easy for a few weeks so I decided to head straight for the south coast. I've been here in Quarteira for 3 days now and I'll probably stay a bit longer. If you want to see exactly where click on this: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=37.067634,+-8.084559&jsv=139e&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=9.271372,28.125&ie=UTF8&geocode=FXKbNQIdsaOE_w
I'll let you know what it's like here once I've seen a bit more of it.
Bye for now.
4 comments:
Great pics! Thanks for sharing. I hope your foot heals up quickly!
Poor you - done the same myself (while in Turkey.)so know it is painful. Top Tip: throw away the pain killers and have a drink - both work about the same, but you have more fun :-)
Love H xx
Tis a mere flesh wound - it'll grow back!
Malcolm
Given you are staying a while take a trip to Loule not a bad little town and very portuguese. Tavira is a nice little fishing town too. Ate the best sea bass i ever had in that town.
Nice story with the fotos but roads make boring shots take some time to hone those photographic skills.
Mike
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