¿Donde está Bertie? He's at a small Aire behind a sports centre in the village of Baños de Montemayor. Exact location: 40.3131, -5.86356.
El Tiempo: Wall-to-wall sunshine and warm (22 degrees).
Another glorious day for a run along the river at Badajoz. After second breakfast and use of the service point it must have been 1000, maybe 1030, by the time we got away.
After exploring a few motorways in various directions (sack the navigator!), Bertie took to the N-road and went past Caceres (where we've spent a couple of nights before) to Plasencia (where we've also spent a night). Two stops were had in the latter: fuel (150c/litre), and Lidl, taking advantage of the empty supermarket car park to have lunch, so that we didn't have a 'shopping when hungry' incident. Why was the car park empty? Because most people park out the front of the store, on the road, rather than having to walk the 50m or so from the rear car park.
I took advantage of Mick driving to sort out and wind wool, which will allow me to continue tonight with the socks I'm knitting. Would have been handy if I'd packed my wool winder, and if we had a battery in the kitchen scales.
We only had 50k to come after lunch and the final drive in was along a minor road with regular signs warning of pedestrians and labelled with 'Camino de Santiago', making me wonder if Margaret Butterworth has been here? There seems to be a large amount of accommodation on the way in too, even though from what I've seen Baños is a small place.
At around 3pm we pulled into the Aire to find two of the four spaces taken (by one vehicle...), so Bertie was soon taking up a third, with an excellent view over the hills to the west. I've downloaded a walking route for tomorrow morning, which will involve us returning along the little lane shown in this snap:
El Tiempo: Wall-to-wall sunshine and warm (22 degrees).
Another glorious day for a run along the river at Badajoz. After second breakfast and use of the service point it must have been 1000, maybe 1030, by the time we got away.
After exploring a few motorways in various directions (sack the navigator!), Bertie took to the N-road and went past Caceres (where we've spent a couple of nights before) to Plasencia (where we've also spent a night). Two stops were had in the latter: fuel (150c/litre), and Lidl, taking advantage of the empty supermarket car park to have lunch, so that we didn't have a 'shopping when hungry' incident. Why was the car park empty? Because most people park out the front of the store, on the road, rather than having to walk the 50m or so from the rear car park.
We only had 50k to come after lunch and the final drive in was along a minor road with regular signs warning of pedestrians and labelled with 'Camino de Santiago', making me wonder if Margaret Butterworth has been here? There seems to be a large amount of accommodation on the way in too, even though from what I've seen Baños is a small place.
At around 3pm we pulled into the Aire to find two of the four spaces taken (by one vehicle...), so Bertie was soon taking up a third, with an excellent view over the hills to the west. I've downloaded a walking route for tomorrow morning, which will involve us returning along the little lane shown in this snap:
¡ Hola muchachos – que ganas tengo de tu blog!
ReplyDeleteA couple of suggestions as you trundle towards Calais – and apologies if I’ve already mentioned these in recent geological time.
First, if you’re heading up the west coast, the extraordinary Canfranc railway station – The Titanic of The Pyrenees. Truly worth a visit – now converted into a hotel. It’s just before the entrance to the Somport tunnel (tho’ you can save some dosh and take the old road that crosses the pass by Candanchu and then there’s an impressive drive down into France. There’s a bar/restaurant at the frontier – where I camped some years ago…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canfranc_International_railway_station
And if you’re passing through Angers on your way up through France, then an absolute must-see is the Apocalypse Tapestry. Over six hundred years old. And here’s a link to a recent article https://tinyurl.com/apocalypsetapestry
You’ll find the tapestry within the Château d'Angers, which is right in the center of the town (and is amazing in its own right, with giant buttresses shaped like elephant legs …)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Tapestry
Interesting! I've looked at travelling to Spain via the Somport Tunnel, but we haven't done it yet. You've given us another incentive to go that way sometime.
DeleteWe're also not going to be passing Angers on this trip, but the chateau and tapestry sound just up our street, so I've put a pin in the map for future reference.
You've not given us a duff suggestion yet, so they all get stored away for future use.
The absolute MUST VISIT town in this area is Hervas and its Jewish Quarter. Dont miss it!!
ReplyDeleteWell now I'm kicking myself! It was something of a toss-up between going to Hervás or Baños de Montemayor, and because I seldom research our destination before we get there, we chose blind when opting for Baños. I've now put a pin in Hervás and we will definitely be visiting next time we're passing that way.
Deletehttps://caminoconfidential.blogspot.com/2018/04/hervas.html
ReplyDeleteThis is the link to my blog entry about Hervas, followed by the next couple of days in Banos, where I actually tried out the thermal baths.