29th Sept. Colunga, Asturia

Took to the Spanish motorways and had a stunning drive over the Cordilla Canabria.

We'd had cool rain for the past two days and were hoping it was going to be warmer and sunnier on the coast. The mountain pass was at 1378m. We hadn't noticed the climb but is was a very rapid descent to the point that Cassie's brakes were burning!

Most of the sites on the North Coast shut in September but we found one at Colunga that stayed open until 1st October. And what a site! Right next to a beautiful beach - and summer is still here - so we went for a swim!

All the Spanish were packing up their caravans for the winter and were saying their goodbyes.
We had seen signs advertising Jurassic dinasaurs, and we thought it was just a tourism gimmick.
We let the dogs have a lovely cooling swim in the river next to the site and then followed an idyllic coastal path. After half a mile we found the dinasuars! not plastic replicas, but genuine footprints embedded in the rocks on the beach! Absolutely incredible!

We have decided to chill here for the last few days before heading to Santander. :-(