Map summary and Spanish AirBnB accommodation

Monday is spent wet weather bound in a mountain retreat with all mod-cons. A home better by far than our own modest semi-detached. The place is superbly fitted out - so much so that several ideas may well become features to do next on the wish list.
An attempt to explore was cut short once the rain set in, and forced us to up the hood.  Tomorrows forecast is a brighter prospect, before the sail home on the Pont Aven.

Our three "AirBnB" stop-overs in Northern Spain:-

    Week 1:  https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/19859930?s=51 

   Week 2:  https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/17764138?s=51

Week 3:  https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/660185?s=51 

Route Map westbound outwards:

Note that the journeys were driven over two days - broken at stops one and three respectively

Route Map  eastbound homewards:

Hairpins through Eucalyptus groves to Atlantic harbours

We stay closer to the sea and our B&B. today.
Returning to the A Garda site (350 meters above sea level) , we enjoyed lunch in the cafeteria overlooking the Atlantic harbour. Watched from here the working fleet of small fishing boats returns in the afternoon ahead of a strengthening breeze.
Several coach loads of tourists descend on this honey pot location. Few of them seem to have a moment to spare to wander through the Celtic stone circle huts. One coach is taking passengers from a cruise liner and we chat with some Americans on a seventeen day cruise. Another planned port of call is Southampton and their coach ride to Stonehenge.

Taking the Morgan to the waters edge  of the harbour  later was nerve racking through streets too narrow for comfort,  but a leisurely stroll about here is worth the trouble nonetheless.

The harbour at A Garda

Very narrow streets lead here

Perched on top of the conical hill is the Celtic village we journeyed here to see

A few miles north up the coast lies a tiny natural harbour and the village of Chavella.
MONASTERIO DE OIA is situated here adjacent to sea front and in need of restoration. "Ripe for  improvement" would be my description. There are plans afoot to develop the site and  the buildings.

Atlantic Spain 21st April

Valdeon in the Picos is left behind after a very pleasant stay with Miriam our AirB&B host.  A very kind and most helpful lady. Our route to the coast took us towards Leon via Riano, Leon, then via  Ourense to the coast just south of Vigo  where the next stopover close to the Portuguese border is 10 miles from a special archaeological  site of Celtic origin. 

The new venue hosts are Dutch and speak English quite well.
The Morgan ran beautifully, but 350 miles is plenty for one days' travel and its septuagenarian driver. Including three rest stops the journey took 6 hours.
At A Garda the Celtic Village is on a granite rock commanding views along the coast from north to south including the mouth of the Minho river and across to Portugal.

Between 3000 and 5000 villagers lived here in Celtic times.

The roofs were believed to be of conical form

Before the Romans arrived on the scene all transport and travel was by sea

The sea port today is not very elegant - Just a working harbour with a  few fishing boats