'Chillin for a feww days in Salamanca / Caceres'

We left Johns at 9.30am this morning and headed towards a campsite near Salamanca. we have discarded 2 boxes of stuff, clothes mainly. (I still have my food processor lol) Dave says the disco is getting lighter, although he is adiment that he is hanging on to his leather cowboy boots and leather jacket. our best buys have been a pair of crocs each, rigger boots perfect for helping and boxes of wine for 52 cents a litre. and a few spanish phrases, especially wh...

this is our last week here in Valdes. what have we been up too, we finished work today at 1.30pm, worn out and hot after using the scythe to cut yet morre nettles. I nearly jumped out of my skin whe I nearly trod on a slow worm, all coiled up and ready to pounce.lol. We have worked on the small field which is by the little mill and stream for the past two and a half weeks. digging up bramble and cutting down the nettles. John's plan is to grow willow for fire w...

Packed up and left Islares on Saturday morning, still raining. On our way to Astauris. we visited the cave paintings of Altamira, in Santillana del mar. went in the museo de altamira. although you cant go into the actual cave because of the damage done by people breathing. They have built an exact replic of the entrance to the cave. The cave paintings are on the ceiling and looked impressive. It was just like in Jean Auels books, clan of the cave bear. cost was ...

Having had to change our plans and having now had to go from Dover to Calais, we decided to camp in Wimerux for our first night on the continent. During the night our roof tent was slashed in various places on both sides and luckily we on had a coat and trousers stolen...our roof tent now looks like a patch work quilt as it as been repaired with silver gaffa tape.... As we drove out of the campsite the following morning it was a hard decision whether to turn le...