Ochagavia

To the Pyrenees

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July 24th 2006
Left Islares and zoomed along the autopista stopping only for the giant Carrefour supermarket just before Bilbao for essentials. Another scorching day as we climbed steeply to Pamplona where we got totally lost, Just couldn't find our way out in the direction required. Tempers frayed in the heat but eventually Jen spotted a sign for the airport which got us back on track. (Our map didn't have the ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more