Carbarceno

This morning the view from the van was of a beautiful pink sky, as the sun rose behind the mountains. The soft light bathed a village on the other side of the estuary. The water was like a mill pond, and the air still, the only sound, a distant roar of the waves as they broke over the rocks. One word to describe all this, idyllic.

Today we have continued our journey back along the north coast. We have decided to cross Spain to the west coast, (yes we have been lured back to the Costa Brava, where we went last September), and do not want to risk Marge’s engine by taking her inland and over the mountains. 

Even though we have passed this way a few days ago it gives us the chance to stop off a different places we missed on the way down.

Tonight's stop is at Carbarceno, which is inland, slightly south of Santander. Being so close to the port means there are quite a few English people here. The aire is adjacent to a lake and on the edge of Carbarceno Nature Park. 

Cost to enter the park, 30 euros for an adult, but you do get to travel round the park on a cable car. From our site, a very short walk takes you to the perimeter fence of the park, where you can watch the elephants and water buffalo roam, and all for free!