Goodbye to the (wet) green green grass of the Costa Verde; heading south to the sun.
May 9th 2013 Wednesday dawned dry but damp. The rain had stopped! Everywhere was very water-logged due to heavy persistent rain overnight but for today it had stopped! Many campers have packed up and started to head home. The Northern Europeans bracing themselves for the long drive home through France (or to head to the Med further south), the Brits to head for the Santander ferry to get an early crossing and
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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 
