DAY 15 20 MAY 22 Friday Puente Viesgo Spain Cantabria Region of Spain
Appointed time for breakfast will be 0900-0945 as their COVID
protocols limit the crowds to ensure distancing, etc. You must use your tongs
to take items onto you own plate, take your own glass up for juice NO spare
glasses are not long placed on the serving line. Coffee machines on both sides
of the serving line that will also make tea or hot chocolate.
Surf Class Santander Beach
OK now that we done something different for a change like, EAT again, we are ready for a day in Santander. It took only 30 minutes and we were walking along the beach front where a surf school was holding class for about 30 kids. Waves were about 3 ft and gentle and a few experts were taking on the waves. Interesting to note that all wore wetsuits! Weather today is cool, by my standards, only about 64 F so I bet that water was freezing!
The beaches here are pretty and I love that there are wide boulevards
to walk next to the beach. The Spanish use art to great effect, at the center
of roundabouts and random places in
their cities. We saw a statue which looked like a giant snail on the beach,
great for the kids to climb on with hand and foot holds. Another beach display
looked like two pair of giant dice stacked together. Lots of people out walking
with dogs, who roamed off leash but did not stray far from their people. Well
mannered and polite, the dogs I mean, lol! One guy who looked like he could be
from CB (long hair in a ponytail, scruffy, beachy) had an equally scruffy dog
who bothered no one, wandered around the grassy area, greeted other dogs with a
polite wag, waited until said dog peed and peed on top, just to emphasize that
this was his area dammit but you are welcome!
Lol!
Santander Beach
We drove back into the downtown and parked the car. Damn! Not the parking lot he was looking for! We had been here before with Cheryl and Paul was convinced, he could find it again because it was underground parking and came up in a lovely Plaza. Nope, not today. So, we had a cup of coffee to tide us over. We got right back into the car and selected Santilla de Mar as a target for lunch, because quite frankly driving in the city is harrowing!
Off we went, the small town had a horde of tourist busses and
cars and many restaurants were crowded and on the way to the Museo de Las
Cuevas we found a good spot. The caves I refer to have ancient cave paintings
and were discovered in Victorian times by a father and daughter. They became
very famous and were in danger of being destroyed by the change in caves from
all these people breathing! I believe we saw them before they were closed to
the public, now very few people are
allowed in and only by appointment. I bet my niece Nadine could get us in if
she applied a year in advance! However, they have this fabulous museum which
has replicas of the paintings and is quite amazing. Where we are staying in Puente Viesgo there are
also pre historic caves which I visited last time we were here. We have been
there before but our goal on this trip was ….food!
Santander Fish Market
On the end of town there was a horse riding facility and the
horses were all lined up with snouts in the trough eating and adjacent was a very
rustic looking restaurant and so lunch was found!! Menu of the day had a creamy
rice dish with bacon and mushrooms that Paul wanted but he did not like the
menu of the day options for the 2nd course. So Jane had her usual
one plate from the menu and Paul got the Creamy rice, he order the Chuleta de
ternera, the gal failed to explain that the steak came as a You Cook Your Own!
All this lovely meat came accompanied by a little gas tabletop hot plate! He
cooked andsaid it was fabulous!
Santilliana de Mar for Lunch
We headed back to the hotel because had our time in the natural spa circuit to enjoy. Jane said she felt pummeled afterwards. The water was warm and comfortable. I used to love this but felt a bit out of control as my feet are unsure and sensitive and I felt off balance, 45 minutes was more than enough at our age, and we gave up the remaining 1+ hours.
That evening we walked over to the cafeteria and really enjoyed our waiters attention and recommendations. Now I cannot exactly what we had and do not understand why Paul didn’t put it in here! It was however delicious!
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