Sunday 15 March 2020. On the face of it nothing is different. It’s a Sunday and not much happens on a Sunday. But we were both feeling a bit glum today. The specifics of the lockdown are starting to emerge. It’s ok to walk your dog, but it’s not ok to go for a run. …
Today is Saturday 14 March 2020, the day that the Spanish government officially announced a state of emergency to try to stem the spread of Covid-19, the coronavirus spreading rampant across the world. The lockdown will kick in on Monday 16 March 2020. On Monday 9 March there were 589 confirmed, reported cases across Spain. …
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We left a rainy San Tirso de Abres to head east to Los Picos de Europa in Cantabria. It rained for most of the journey, but by the time we reached out campsite (Camping La Viorna) in Potes the sun was out! En route we stopped in Villaviciosa for lunch. It was lashing it down, …
En route from Salamanca we decided to aim for as close to the northern coast, somewhere in either Galicia or Asturias, as possible. We had toyed between going to Gijón or Oviedo, but couldn’t find any campsites which piqued our interest in that area in our camping guide (Guía de Campings de España). Looking more …
It had been so long since we last camped, I had forgotten that you really get back to basics with your circadian rhythm. Or maybe it’s because we have a toddler with us who is used to sleeping in a pitch black room? Anyhow, we were up at first light which gave us time to …
It turns out I had to pack quite a few chargers (including one for my watch!), but actually they were fairly insignificant compared to everything else we needed to bring. We left about 45 minutes later than planned. It was all going so well – we were all dressed, fed & packed; the blinds were …
The last time we went on a long camping trip was 2007. 9 years ago. I had a Samsung SGH-D900 in Wine Red. Mr H probably had a Nokia or Sony Ericsson. We didn’t really use the Internet on our phones, it was far too slow for a start. In fact we hardly turned our …
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Every now and then I have a really good experience on a website which makes me think ‘I really should share that!’. Today that was on www.lostmy.name. Aside from being a website which offers a great product for children (personalised books which tell the story of the character losing their name and then going on …
