Saturday 07/05/2016
Got up for a 9am breakfast despite a restless night with dogs barking outside and other strange noises keeping me awake. Had a great fried breakfast with good coffee and more cakes. After saying we wouldn't eat anymore last night we got loads of snacks and ended-up ordering a couple of large baguette sandwiches before bed time....
There was heavy rain for much of the night, but this morning is was just light rain despite all the grey clouds. The temperature was just 6C when we set-out which felt very cold bearing in mind our gloves, etc were still wet from the day before. Today's roads were much quicker and easier going and at least we got to see the countryside. We climbed over a 1600m pass where it got very cold, after that things started to warm-up with no more rain and even the sun dared to come-out a few times. We stopped for coffee and petrol and generally took our time. We looked around a small town called Cervezos or something, which was nice. Unfortunately my sat-nav went a bit mental and we ended-up going 10km in the wrong direction and had to back-track.... Still, the views made it OK and it was nice to be back in the Picos with stunning mountain views.
We then headed straight for Agilar de Campoo which is a nice little town next to a large resevoir / lake. The dam was impressive and it was cool to ride over the top of it. To get to the campsite we had to climb another crazy steep road with 1st gear switch-backs. The camp-site is great - it's in the middle of a lovely forrest and has horses roaming around freely.
We cooked the rest of our food - the weather was warm and our forrest camp really nice. As it was still quite early and we were in such a nice setting, we decided to go for a walk by the lake. The water level was really high with many tree-tops sticking-out from the top of the lake. The views were stunning with snow-capped mountains and dense forrest surrounding the lake. As well as the cuckoos we heard the distant rumble of thunder but chose to carry on. Within a few minutes it was chucking it down and we got wet again before we could make it back to the camp-site..... Good job we had set-up camp as there were no chalets to rent here!
We had a nice day, but now we have little choice but to hit the bar again. No draft beers today so I am stuck with miniature bottles of strong lager. Why can Krysia get a monster of a Gin & Tonic yet I have to have a miniature beer?
Tomorrow we head back to Santander via a bit more of the Picos. More rain is due from 10am so we will try and get packed-up and back on the road by then. We should be able to leave the bike in the port and to go exploring Santander as our boat doesn't leave until quite late.
Mileage: 1251
Beers: 17 + wierd coctail + 3 big vodka's + 3 big red vinos + 2 massive G&T + 4 white ports + 10 brandys
Ass pain: 5/10 (Krysia) / 1/10 (Me)
Mechanical issues: 0
Accidents: 0 (1 witnessed + 1 drop)
Coldness: 7/10
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