A blow by blow (or calm by calm) account of a sailing trip from Portsmsouth to Gibraltar and Barcelona, returning via the Canal de Midi.

Thursday 13 May 2010

Asturias

Greetings from Gijon, an attractive city in the province of Asturias.  Lovely sandy beaches between high rugged cliffs.  Inland, lush green hills and clear rivers.  And in the background the snow capped peaks of the Picos de Europa.  Excellent food, particularly the seafood, and drink, especially the local cider.  Splendid!

However ... there is a hint of a problem in that word "green".  It's wet.  And it's cold.

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain,
But also in Asturias
And when those dark grey clouds roll in again
It makes us bloody furious

[Val didn't think it was any good either!]

4 comments:

  1. You've obviously got plenty of time on your hands!

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  2. Sue and Andrew14 May 2010 at 08:59

    The good news is that the forecast for Sunday is good.

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  3. Oh dear. It's cold in England too, if that helps. (But apparently it's 26-30 degrees in Beijing!)

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  4. If it's any consolation, the Norwegians have a saying "there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing" - righteous lot.....

    Cheers
    Sue

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