Spain & France 2009 28/07—14/08/2009

From home to Santillana del Mar, via the MV Pont Aven from Portsmouth to Santander.

The Marques de Riscal hotel and vineyard in Elciego, La Rioja

Driving to the foot of Monte Perdido, in the spectacular Valle de Pineta in the Pyrenees

The magnificent restored medieval fortress of Carcassonne, in the Languedoc

Sarlat, the Dordogne, and the trip home