This year has been quite extraordinary for me. I’ve spent what now on reflection almost seems an obscene amount of time out of the country.
Month: December 2011
Meet Spanish Flora, Such a Nice Girl
We moved campsites today as expected, so we are now on the southern end of the Parc Natural de la Siera d’Irta, Camping Ribamar. Unfortunately
Cycling the Coastal Path from Peñiscola to Alcossebre
A very pleasant cycle today along the coastal path, a rocky track cum road that the locals use to get to the beaches tucked away
Big Jump South Towards Valencia
After the Roman ruins of Empúries and a stop for lunch on the seafront at Escala, we decided it was time for a big jump
Roman Ruins at Empúries
After a slightly haphazard route we eventually found the Roman town of Empúries, close to Escala. It was apparently the first Roman settlement in the
Into the Spanish Hills
People camp in the strangest places. We thought our overnight stop was busking it a little, we spent the whole evening listening to mildly exuberant
An Excellent Coastal Drive
As anticipated from the maps, this strip of coastline is pretty interesting, the road winding in and out of inlets (and should that be outlets?).
Cruzar la Frontera Española
¡Hola! At last we cross the border into Spain! Like most border crossings in the Shengen Area, it’s looking a little out of place and
First Ground Frost, Must be Time to Leave France
Up earlier than normal today as there were errands to be run before leaving the by now familiar territories of France, and heading off into