Family troubles - old age funeral. So we are off to the UK.
Thought I would append to this thread. I was a bit dubious about travelling north on New Years day. It has proved to be a mixed blessing. Madrid was the ultimate doddle. Later in the evening “ empty roads” was a feature on the TV news. However not so good was a lot of places were shut on route so even getting a coffee was hard work.
We are in Lerma. Hotel DC. I couldn't remember the recommended spot. So booked this online as we barelled along. How did we manage without the internet?! 8.3 tripadvisor or similar rating. Two star so no coffee facilities in room but is ensuite. Dog friendly. They have other places in town. Breakfast is in one over the road. Had a damn good walk around the town. Very nice specially with xmas lights. What a gem of a place. Only a few restaurants open so ate in one of Hotel DC s places. 20 euros three courses. Very nice. No tapas with pre dinner drinks was kind of a shock!
We stopped at a small picturesque village beginning with B on the A1 halfway between Madrid and Burgos . Very nice - like a small Lerma. Can’t rememember the name. Everywhere was shut including the hotel.
The other place to recommend was an antiques emporium with cafe and restaurant. Bristling with cctv everywhere , even the ladies loo apparently. Some nice pieces among the thousands of items. Made a change from the usual services stop. La Tijana from memory. About 200km south of Madrid.
North of Bordeaux is the target for tomorrow. Bit concerned at “ everywhere closed by 8.30. Is that the case ? Restaurant here served 8.30 to 10.30. Would like to stop in Vitoria G to see how the babazorros live. Might also pull in san Sebastian.
Puncture count. Nil so far but did have one 3 months ago. Statistically 93,000 miles till next one.
