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Spain

Afternoon walk around the Sant Ferran Castle in Figueres

Castle turret through grass

Sunset over the castle wall

The Dalí Museum in Figueres

Dalí's take on the Sistine Chapel - we think

Dalí's take on the Sistine Chapel - we think

Some of Dalí's work from 1967 - Kiri found this particularly inspiring

When we first saw this it was a naked lady...

Barcelona, such a beautiful horizon!

Sagrada Família - still a work in progress

Parakeet eating bread

Park Güell - viewed through the railings

Hot chocolate and churros

Totally high on sugar and ready to hit La Rambla

Rainbow in fountain at the Parc de la Ciutadella

Barcelona selfie

The mammoth that turned out not to be a gorilla

Steve making his peace with the mammoth

Massive bubbles at the Arc de Triomf

Evening light on La Rambla

Very tasty seafood paella

Pretty costal road from Barcelona, heading towards Tarragona

Approaching Delta del Ebro in extremely windy weather

Rice fields at Delta del Ebro

Bertha's shadow at Delta del Ebro

Unbelievable cloud formations over Delta del Ebro

Rushes at Delta del Ebro

Sunset at Delta del Ebro

Sunset at Delta del Ebro

A road sign we saw very often whilst travelling south (Bertha was similar to the lorry in this illustration)

Steve's bodge job to stop the roof vents from flying off

Bertha parked up for the night near Valencia

Strange, seemingly deserted, set of flats near a beach (perhaps only occupied in summer?)

Bertha and flats

Steve drinking tea in Bertha

Cheesy shadow selfie

Windy beach near Valencia

Amazing sunset over Ibi

Amazing sunset over Ibi

Amazing sunset over Ibi

View from Bertha as we travelled south-west, over the mountains

Spain - the best place for wind farms!

View from Bertha - moody sky

View from Bertha - stunning light and snowy mountains

View from Bertha - stunning light and snowy mountains

View from Bertha - changing terrain as we approached Granada

View from Bertha - on our way to Santa Fe

The muddy track that defeated us on our quest to find the hot springs of Santa Fe

Bertha's new look, post hot springs adventure

View from Bertha - more mountains on the way down to Motril from Granada

Waves and wind near Motril

Steve running... no really, that's just what he looks like when he runs!

Yet another amazing sunset, at Motril

Yet another exciting breakfast view

View from Bertha - Salobreña

View from Bertha - Costa del Sol

Those signs don't lie!

Kiri enjoying a lunch stop - in shorts!

Steve enjoying another sunny drive

Sunset at Rincón de la Victoria

Villa Isabel near Malaga

Villa Isabel near Malaga

Kiri getting stuck into some gardening at the villa

Moment of victory after uprooting a very old and stubborn rose bush

Steve's first task - sort that!

Moroccan style meal

Tajine with veg and cous cous

Moroccan baklava and dates for pudding

View from Bertha - our first glimpse of Gibraltar from the road

Some typical British weather helped us to feel at home as we approached Gibraltar!

The car park we camped in when we visited Gibraltar

Our first glimpse of Cádiz as we caught the ferry from El Puerto de Santa María

Paseo Fernando Quiñones, our favourite part of Cádiz

Loving the rough weather and the power of the sea

Waves at Paseo Fernando Quiñones

Blow hole at Paseo Fernando Quiñones

Archway near the cathedral in Cádiz

A typical street in Cádiz

View from the ferry on our way back to El Puerto de Santa María

Steve looking pensive on the ferry

Vast beach at El Puerto de Santa María

Steve pretending to be the kind of person who exercises

View from Bertha - on our way to Portugal

The art of balancing all the washing up on the draining board

Sign for the Camino De Santiago on our way up to Santiago de Compostela

The cathedral at Santiago de Compostela

Kiri, hoping that she'll get a chance to walk the pilgrimage one day

Pulley mechanism for the famous thurible which is swung during special services

A soggy street in Santiago de Compostela after a heavy shower

Another awesome sunset whilst driving out to Lira on the coast

More of that sunset

And another of that sunset

Kiri on the beach at Lira, right before she put her foot in a rock pool

Patterns in the sand, created by the sea

Patterns in the sand, created by the sea

Collecting shells on the beach at Fisterra

Scallop shells, a symbol of The Way of St James

The Tower of Hercules, a Roman lighthouse in A Coruña

Big (!) waves near the lighthouse

No caption needed

Sunset (yes, another, sorry, we know it's getting to be a fairly unoriginal subject) at the lighthouse

Now we understand where the term 'white horses' comes from

A couple enjoying the sunset at the lighthouse

Chicken fajitas for tea

View from Bertha - leaving A Coruña

View from Bertha - more wind farms as we headed east

Tapia de Casariego, a beautiful town on the north coast

Another photo of a surfer wistfully taken by Kiri, who hopes to learn how to do it

A couple take to the surf together

Waves, light, surf, perfect

Beautiful light and wet sand

A dredger at Gijón‎, our penultimate stop

View from Bertha - passing through the beautiful Picos de Europa on our way to Santander

Kiri has learnt to put her feet up when Steve is driving

View from Bertha - Picos de Europa

View from Bertha - Picos de Europa

View from Bertha - Picos de Europa

Not exactly a flag pole, but good enough

Can't think of a worthy caption for this - any suggestions?

A short stop at Phil's to pick up a roof box... glad we only had to live with it in Bertha for one night!

The ferry from Santander to Portsmouth

Deck 2, where the motorhomes hang

Enjoying being out on deck before it got too choppy

Goodbye beautiful Spain, we'll miss you

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