Thursday 13 June 2013 While Susie slept in, I went for a walk along the river to warm up my aching back. The river is called the Ebro, and its source lies in Cantabria, which is where we will be at the half-way point of our holiday. I paused a while in the middle of…

Wednesday 12 June 2013 On the 8th June I wrote that one might as well pick a base in Spain and avoid the hassles of constantly re-locating. I now see the folly of this view. This recount is written retrospectively: I must now recount our adventures in Zaragoza from a hotel room in Bilbao. Had…

Tuesday 11 June 2013 Our host, José, kindly agreed to look after a bag full of our winter clothes and non-essential accessories until we returned to Madrid in July. This allowed us to lighten our packs a little. We then caught a fast train from Madrid via Guadelajara to Zaragoza, which is the capital of…