Cycling around Cantabria

Last updated on February 7th, 2016 at 12:26 pm

Cycling around Cantabria

Cycling around Cantabria from Asturias we went on the way to Santander around the coast. Landscape was amazing! I really liked  San Vicene de la Barquera town . Cycling around Cantabria views from the top were amazing , we did a touristic visit and we left on the way to Santander .

Cycling around Cantabria we had an interesting anecdote in San Vicente de la Barquera , we went cycling and Gonzalo and me commented that we needed to buy bread , when a man called us and gave us bread . Its amazing how people can help you while you are traveling . People cheered us up a lot !!

We visited Comillas , really nice town . We did a fast touristic visit and we stopped for getting energy !! When it was getting dark , an hour before getiing Santander . We asked in a town , when we can pitch the tent and Eva , very friendly , offered us to sleep in  her bar , covering us  from the rain and wind .

In the morning , Eva woke us up and she treated us for coffee !! We spent a couple of hours talking to her and people from the town . After a great talk , we cycled to Santander and we visited the city during the day . It was raining the whole day sadly . Santander is great city and very beautiful !! Downtown was nice to walk around and we visited Sardinero Beaches and around there .

At night we went to sleep at Luis  home , our host by couchsurfing . We shared a couple of beers with him and travel experiences , Luis was traveling a lot , also by bicycle . The best part of the day  was the shower , without doubt , after too much rain , we felt as new people !! Luis gave us information about the route and we left on the way to Bilbao .

The day was very hard , up and down all the time , plus rainy and cold . Gonzalo had a couple of flat tyres , it makes you stop and lose time . The views from the road were amazing , especially Laredo . We werent lucky with the weather for visiting them and we we cycled direct to our next destination : Bilbao .

Ruben Arribas

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Ruben Arribas is a Spanish traveler who has traveled more than 70+ countries around the world. He believes in travel without money. Recently, he finished a bicycle trip, 9500 km, from Madrid to North Cape.