Berlingo packed, we headed off on stage 1. We'd spent a bit of time planning where to go with a variety of maps and guide books and had decided to head for Daroca. A small heritage listed town in the hills, it was supposed to a bit off the tourist trail, but excellent and worth a visit. This road seemed great, at least until we noticed that we were heading straight towards a huge fire. Soon enough, a policeman waved us down and informed us the road was closed. No problem, we thought, as we tried out the 'avoid roadblock' function on the TomTom. After it had taken us down a few actual goat tracks and up a couple of driveways trying to get us to Daroca we gave up on it, and changed our destination.
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