Today, after a delicious breakfast, we set off again at 9:30 am in the direction of Santander. The weather forecast said it would be cooler and we didn’t actually have to battle the heat today. Perfect!
Even before we had ridden the first 10 km, we had to climb the first mountain and had the first 220 m on the speedometer before 10:30 am. Ohhhh, if it goes on like this, I’ll need a rescue tent at the finish!
Stephan said I had ridden up the hills sooo slowly that his bike couldn’t ride that slowly without falling over (I think he was just jealous of my 4km/h馃槀)
Following the recommendation of our hotel manager from Noja, we decided to take the ferry from Pedre帽a to Santander instead of driving the planned kilometers via Camargo. That was definitely a good decision, because the ferry was really great again this time!
In Santander, we first looked for a bar for lunch and found one in the Plaza Porticada right in the city center. Santander is a beautiful and large city. I even saw the university (a possibility for a doctorate? Who knows?) The problem was then getting out of Santander again. It took us almost 1h30min to get back on our route. Ufff!
Now it’s time to drive the last few kilometers on the national road to get to our destination. At 16:10 we drove into Santillana del Mar. The name of the village is deceptive, as there is no beach here – it’s a real fossil! Santillana del Mar is centuries old and full of cobblestones.
We let the day come to an end. We are still motivated and as I write this report I am enjoying my lemonade.
Conclusion of today: When your legs beg you to stop, that’s when the fun really begins.
