We followed the main stream of traffic out of the city until we could get to a quiet place to pull off and get the GPS's set up and determining our route. We ended up on another motorway and pulled of again to get the GPS's set up to avoid motorways. This had the desired effect and routed us along secondary roads through small rural coastal villages.
We found the first petrol station, refueled and headed further west towards Gijón on the north coast. By this time we seem to've lost all the other bikers that came with on the ferry.
We stopped at a very Spanish restaurant where the menu was in Spanish only and tried to translate the menu using google translator until the phone battery was drained. Pat eventually picked a platter off the list and they came back a while later with a huge dish of spices barbecued sausages, chops and bacon and some chips on the side.
By this time with the extra hour lost in time difference it was approaching six and we started looking for a camp site.
We pitched our tents, and rushed to get out of the bike gear. In spite of being overcast it was hot and humid. We had a nice cup of Irish tea and a couple of cold Spanish beers, relaxed as the sun went down and turned in when it went dark.
Tomorrow is another day.
PS: we took a photo of the platter, but the laptop battery failed before the transfer, will upload tomorrow.
I can't remember if i mentioned it before but the Spanish to the North-West consider themselves to be Celtic. In fact a few decades ago they actually had their own language which was made illigal by the Spanish King at the time. Every day is a school day eh? Have fun i hope the sun comes through. How's the spanish Beer?
ReplyDeleteOk, that's enough fun, you are only depressing me now! The sky is falling down here, as usual, and we need you back at base asap. All vacations cancelled, leave the bike, catch a plane, you know the drill............. just kidding in case you actually took me seriously for once :-) Bring me back a fridge magnet. Mick.
ReplyDeleteSounds like great fun. The precision planning is impressive. - How do you manage to fit the tent and all the gear back into the bags in the morning :) ? Enjoy the trip! Carin Harry and Anita.
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