After and excellent and restful day on the boat, a very good dinner and one or two restoratives, we had a game of pass the pigs before retiring. We slept well as we crossed The Bay of Biscay last night and have woken to a beautiful morning and flat calm conditions; not the fearsome Biscay big seas. The only slight technical hitch is we are not sure if it's 7.00 or 8.00 am so it's time to head out and explore the possibility of breakfast.
Problem solved - it was 7.00 am but breakfast was being served any way. Full fortified, it's now time to go and look for dolphins riding the bow wave.
Hurray success; first a single one and then half a dozen playing in the wake of the sip. Magical. And what a beautiful morning; clear blue skies and warm temperatures with a deep indigo sea with a creamy turquoise wake. Coffee and Danish now.
During the afternoon we saw several more pods of dolphins and suddenly through the thickening haze suddenly appeared the peaks of mountains their feet shrouded in mist. Berthing and unloading seemed to happen quickly and we were soon on the motorway heading to our overnight stop at Santillana del Mar. This is one of the beautiful villages of Spain and well worth its categorisation; the church and cloisters being superb. We are interested in the town's proximity to the caves of Altimira and may stop here on the way home. On our drive along the motorway we enjoyed the wonderful coastal views and good sightings of griffon vulture, red kite buzzards and other unidentified raptors. The black restarts feeding fledglings in the church cloisters were a delight. An excellent meal in a restaurant garden followed by a 10 year old Torres completed an excellent day. Spanish measures are generous.
Problem solved - it was 7.00 am but breakfast was being served any way. Full fortified, it's now time to go and look for dolphins riding the bow wave.
Hurray success; first a single one and then half a dozen playing in the wake of the sip. Magical. And what a beautiful morning; clear blue skies and warm temperatures with a deep indigo sea with a creamy turquoise wake. Coffee and Danish now.
During the afternoon we saw several more pods of dolphins and suddenly through the thickening haze suddenly appeared the peaks of mountains their feet shrouded in mist. Berthing and unloading seemed to happen quickly and we were soon on the motorway heading to our overnight stop at Santillana del Mar. This is one of the beautiful villages of Spain and well worth its categorisation; the church and cloisters being superb. We are interested in the town's proximity to the caves of Altimira and may stop here on the way home. On our drive along the motorway we enjoyed the wonderful coastal views and good sightings of griffon vulture, red kite buzzards and other unidentified raptors. The black restarts feeding fledglings in the church cloisters were a delight. An excellent meal in a restaurant garden followed by a 10 year old Torres completed an excellent day. Spanish measures are generous.
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