The Pyrenees 

Sunday: We use a very convenient ferry departure from Plymouth, which leaves in the afternoon. This allows for a leisurely ride down over the weekend from wherever you are in the country.

The modern ferry boasts live music, quizzes, choice of dining, seasonal swimming pool, cinema and whale watching. 

Monday: Setting off from the ferry, we have a half day's ride to our campsite or hotel near Vitoria, in the Basque country, crossing some relatively flat plains, before warming up nicely with some lively little twisties, beautiful views to get you in the mood for a good ride tomorrow past Pamplona and an extra special viewpoint.

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Thursday:  Today is all about geological phenomenons, incredible lakes, with the colour of water like you've never seen, overhanging cliff walls and gorges lining these beautiful roads. For campers, we stay for 2 nights in one of our favourite campsites. relax and enjoy. The hotel is just less than 10 mins from the campsite.

Friday: A day of mountain bends, forest lined passes and viewpoints to remember for a lifetime. Luggage free, we enter back into France and the stunning, lush-green hills and highest points of the Pyrenees. We climb to just under 8,000 feet, near to Pico Añeto, the highest peak inThe Pyrenees..​

Monday: Lots of variety today, as we follow natural winding paths of rivers through the valleys of several national parks of outstanding beauty and some gorgeous lakes. We climb and descend, up to 8,000 ft, explore some little-used back roads, but also some long, open straights. A little bit of everything!

Tuesday: Today, we continue on the N-260 and then head South, away from The Pyrenees, following the Rio Gállego towards The Bardenas Reales desert. You will experience a mix of twisties, wide open sweeping bends, river views and valleys, finishing at our penultimate hotel of the trip in which the whole group stays.

Friday: Santander to Plymouth.

Arrive in Plymouth and head home :-(

Tuesday: Passing Pamplona, we visit a unique viewpoint with an outstanding panoramic view of The French Way, part of the Camino de Santiago, and across to Bilbao. We then head directly into the Pyrenees, across Navarre and, entering Aragon, to our campsite or hotel at a beautiful stone-built village, where we will stay for 2 nights.

Wednesday: Luggage free, we make the best of the roads in the mountains, in a loop which takes us through the Larrau Valley, in France, where we descend nearly 5,000ft in about 14 miles! Covering mountain twisties and tunnels, we head back to our accommodation for a cold beer.​

Saturday: We leave our little slice of paradise using lots of the exciting parts of the  N-260, and then travel up into Andorra and back to our hotel for 2 nights. in which the whole group stays. Along the way, we visit one of the best viewpoints in The Pyrenees, viewed from  a glass platform, giving you the optimum experience of the valley view. 

Sunday: We make a loop around the heart of Catalunya on this day, no luggage! Following the stunning El Segre river, then heading deep into the natural park OR you can choose to opt for The Smugglers Trail route out of Andorra *self-guided, with off road sections*

Wednesday: Leaving across the Bardenas Reales Desert (on a tarmac road, no sand!) we then closely follow the lovely Ebro river for a large part of the journey. We travel through Navarre, La Rioja and The Basque Country, much of the time on fast and sweeping bends to arrive at our final night in beautiful Spain. 

Thursday: With a later ferry departure than usual, we can have a leisurely start to the day, packing up camp for the final time. We will head to the ferry via some pretty roads, only using the motorway for the final few miles of the journey. There are some great bends for a last hurrah, we'll stop for lunch and, of course, see some fabulous views.