Northern Spain – Reflections so
far.
We have reached the northwestern corner of Spain. Northern Spain is very green,
mountainous and has a rugged coastline interspersed with golden sand
beaches. Most of the larger cities appear to have their main business
area built around beautiful (but cold) beaches. The cities are very
dense, covering little land area, but with numerous apartment blocks
and significant industry.
The roading infrastructure is of high
standard – a network of 4 or 6 lane motorways with numerous
viaducts, bridges and tunnels, many of which are spectacular.
The farmland is split between
eucalyptus and pine forests, and grazing – although there are
relatively few animals to be seen (maybe in barns?).
The villages lack the quaintness of
France, but along the coastline they are enjoy spectacular vistas.
In this corner of Spain we are
encountering few other motorhomes, which makes finding a place to
stay at night easy so far.On a clifftop aire overlooking the Atlantic we were parked next one other motorhome, had a chat with them and they turned out to be two other Kiwis - Vicki and Scott, who were coming to the end of 12 months touring. They were a font of useful information.
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