Category: Spain

Getting into Backpacking for the first time?

Posted on June 26, 2024 by admin | Category: Miscellaneous, Spain

I wrote this for a friend of mine who is interested in preparing an overnight camp in the mountains but is a bit wary of the weight to be carried. This is to encourage her and give her a place to start the journey of what to bring and what to pack. I then thought […]

A weeks snowshoeing in the Picos de Europa

Posted on March 24, 2024 by admin | Category: Snowshoeing, Spain

Arrival in the village of Tama, near Potes Our host for the week, Mike Stuart, picked us up in his van from Santander airport on the Monday morning. Instead of taking us directly to his farmhouse near Potes he took us on a tour of the coastline west of Santander. Mike went out of his […]