Day 6 - MOUNTAINS TO OCEANS ~ TRAVEL ALONG!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Day 6 - MOUNTAINS TO OCEANS

6:45 PM

2011 ROAD TRIP

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Spain:

Day 6

From: Villa de Gloria ( CANTABRIA) Picos de Europa

To: San Vincente (CANTABRIA ) Bay of Biscay - Atlantic Ocean

We left the heart of the Alps early in the morning making many stops at the small villages along the way. Our oil light came on in the car so Bob was a bit nervous.. no gas station for 80KM!

An hour later we found a jewel in the Picos- A small town of 1500 people ( they call the capital of the Picos) called Potes. We stayed all day.... it was stunning, nestled as a valley between the surrounding jagged snow peaked Alps and green ranged mountains. It looked like Switzerland. Because this week is Easter week, most of the Spanish take it as a holiday since it is a bigger holiday than Christmas. So the lodges and trails were full of holiday goers. Bicycling is a big sport here and the amount of guys on long range bike runs were amazing.

I had to go to the hospital there because my throat was so bad. Ended up I had strep throat. Lucky health care is so easy here. 5 mins to see the Dr. 5 Mins to buy the medicine and we were on our way. Gotta love this country! Oh and yes - Free.

We visited a Monastery, the National Park and drove around the area for hours. Stunning!

From there it was only an hour to the Bay of Biscay ( the Atlantic Ocean) to the town of St. Vincente. We are staying in a lovely inn just along the Bay. The sheep are outside my window.