From Zamora to Ribadasella on the coast

So having left Zamora under a cloak of Bill's hangover (and grumpy at that as well !!) we are now in Ribadasella on the north coast in a lovely hotel called La Marina.

 

This is the sea front promenade directly to the left of the hotel

  We stayed in this town last year at the  Las Vegas apartments just down the road but decided on this hotel as it was conveniently placed and parking was easy.  So went for a nice gin and tonic served in their usual goldfish bowls and then a long walk to the end of the promenade to look out to sea.  Glorious weather prevails which is a big plus, although my mother has just emailed and said the weather at home now is very good for time of year.  Not as warm as here though....

 

Continuing to walk down the promenade, the bay curves to the left where those entwined trees are

 

This was the view from our hotel window, with the promenade starting on the right

 

River entrance

 

There are 3 of these plaques, they tell the history of the harbour from the 17th Century to date

 

Well there had to be a picture of a trawler somewhere

 

Looking round the corner at the end of the prom

 

West of the river

 

View of the town from the entwined trees

We did call Brittany ferries to try and change our date of travel to come home sooner as we are only an hour or so away from Santander but all the ferries are fully booked even to Plymouth.  So we decided to stay here two nights, there are many very good restaurants here and the food is great.

Plan to go to the east of Santander for the last two nights before our trip back on the ferry on Monday, where we will meet Alan and Sue on their way back from Portugal in their car.